Abstract
Dendrobium loddigesii Rolfe is an endangered perennial herb with ornamental and medicinal value. Due to habitat deterioration and human over-exploitation, it has suffered a significant decline in abundance. Determining the level of genetic diversity and pattern of population genetic structure of this species would be helpful for its conservation and management. In this paper, sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers were applied to assess the level and pattern of genetic diversity in seven populations of D. loddigesii. Seventeen SRAP primer combinations generated a total of 231 clear amplification bands encompassing 187 (80.95%) polymorphic bands. A high level of genetic diversity was detected (PPB = 80.52%, H = 0.2743, I = 0.4113) at the species level. There was a moderate genetic differentiation ( G st = 0.304) among populations. Two main clusters were detected by cluster analysis using the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA). Mantel test revealed that no significant positive correlation was found between genetic distances and geographic distances ( r = 0.2302; P > 0.05). Recommendations for conservation of the endangered species resources are proposed.
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