biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 55:323-326, 2011 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-011-0046-2

Genetic variation within and among small isolated populations of Santalum album

K. G. Srikanta Dani1, P. Ravikumar1, R. Pravin Kumar1, A. Kush1,*
1 Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation, Bangalore, India

A combination of directed amplification of minisatellite DNA (DAMD) and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primes were used to assess the genetic variation within and between three isolated populations of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album). Eleven primers used in this study amplified 65.99 % polymorphic bands. Analysis of molecular variance revealed a high genetic variation among these populations (ϕST = 0.549). There are indications of clonality within the existing Indian sandalwood populations which can be attributed to habitat fragmentation, isolation and vegetative reproduction.

Keywords: DAMD; genetic diversity; population fragmentation; RAPD; sandalwood

Received: May 10, 2009; Accepted: December 17, 2009; Published: June 1, 2011  Show citation

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Srikanta Dani, K.G., Ravikumar, P., Pravin Kumar, R., & Kush, A. (2011). Genetic variation within and among small isolated populations of Santalum album. Biologia plantarum, 55(2), 323-326. doi: 10.1007/s10535-011-0046-2
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