Genetika 2014 Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages: 963-973
https://doi.org/10.2298/GENSR1403963M
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Genetic structure of black poplar (Populus nigra L.) population in the area of Great War Island
Maksimović Zoran (State Enterprise for Forest Management “Srbijašume“, Belgrade)
Čortan Dijana (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade)
Ivetić Vladan (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade)
Mladenović-Drinić Snežana (Maize Research Institute, Zemun Polje, Belgrade)
Šijačić-Nikolić Mirjana (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade)
The genetic structure of black poplar (Populus nigra L.) populations in the
area of Great War Island (GWI) was studied at the level of 30 genotypes,
based on microsatellite molecular markers (SSR). Eleven polymorphic SSR loci
were used for analysis of intarpopulation genetic variability. Observed and
expected heterozygosity in studied population were high (0.70 and 0.82). The
fixation index calculated for single locus ranged from -0.055 (PMGC_14) up to
0.424 (PMGC_2607), while the mean value was 0.143. Deviation from
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) differed between single loci. Stabile
genetic structure and satisfactory level of genetic variability that have
been determined at the population level represent a good starting point for
conservation and sustainable use of the available gene pool and further
breeding of this species.
Keywords: black poplar, Great War Island, genetic variability, microsatellites