Genetic diversity and gene-pool of Salicornia Sinus-Persica Akhani based on retrotransposon-based markers

Abstract

Salicornia Sinus-Persica Akhani has been discovered in southern Iran, namely in Khuzestan, Bushehr, and Hormozgan, along salty and brackish rivers draining into the Persian Gulf well as estuaries and coastal habitats. Genetic diversity is an essential component of biological variability for conservation methods, particularly for rare and narrowly endemic species. Iran's folk's genetic structure, diversity, and morphological distinctions are unknown. Because of the plant's medicinal value, genetic diversity and folk structure were studied in six regional folks of Salicornia Sinus-Persica Akhani. To emphasize genetic variability within and across people in this plant, we employed six inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) markers and 15 combined IRAP markers. The AMOVA test indicated a substantial genetic difference across the folks investigated (PhiPT = 0.41, P = 0.010), as well as the fact that within-folk variation accounted for 80% of overall genetic diversity and genetic divergence between folks accounted for 20%. The Mantel test revealed a substantial positive connection between genetic distance and geographical distance across all groups investigated. According to STRUCTURE analysis and folk assignment tests, these folks exhibit some degree of gene flow-the UPGMA classification of molecular data matched with the PCoA plot of people. Based on (IRAP) markers, these findings revealed that the regional folks of Salicornia Sinus-Persica are incredibly distinct.