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Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. from Sacred Groves of the Western Ghats, India

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Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. is a deciduous tree belongs to the family Moraceae, is native to the Old World tropics. It is an important industrial forest plant for its veneer, plywood and medicinal values. In the present study, genetic diversity of different populations of A. toxicaria collected from sacred groves of the Western Ghats, India has been evaluated. Thirteen RAPD and ten ISSR primers produced a total of 175 and 143 reproducible bands, respectively. RPI 10 of RAPD primers used showed maximum (0.49) polymorphic information content (PIC), while UBC 809 (0.37) exhibits maximum PIC among ISSR primers. Nei’s genetic similarity showed that pairwise similarity coefficients ranged from 0.460 to 0.832 in RAPD analysis, whereas 0.550–0.842 in ISSR analysis. Understanding the genetic diversity among natural A. toxicaria populations will be useful for effective long-term conservation.

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The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to Head, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India, for providing the necessary laboratory facilities to carry out present research.

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  1. Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416 004, India

    Suraj D. Umdale, Bhairu N. Shinde, Rahul S. Sawant & Nikhil B. Gaikwad

  2. Department of Botany, Yashvantarao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra, 415001, India

    Suraj D. Umdale

  3. Post Graduate Centre of Botany, Krishna Mahavidyalaya, Shivajinagar, Rethare Bk. Karad, Satara, Maharashtra, 415 108, India

    Amit B. Mirgal & Chandrakant B. Salunkhe

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The RAPD and ISSR markers depict genetic diversity among the natural populations of A. toxicaria. The implementation of in situ and also ex situ conservation strategies should be directed towards the conservation of all declining natural genetic resources of Antiaris in the sacred groves of the Western Ghats of India.

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Umdale, S.D., Mirgal, A.B., Shinde, B.N. et al. Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. from Sacred Groves of the Western Ghats, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 383–388 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-020-00878-3

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