<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Lallemantia royleana</italic> (Benth.) Benth. (Family Lamiaceae), is one of the most popular medicinal plants in Iran. It is an herbaceous pant that is commonly known as “Lady mantle”. The vernacular name of <italic>Lallemantia royleana</italic>’s seed is Balangu or Balangu Shirazi that is used as a source of medicine. Medicinal plants are very important from economic point of view in Iran and several large industries are focused on medicinal plants cultivation, extraction and export. Therefore, providing data on the biology of these plants is important for the country. <italic>Lallemantia royleana</italic> grows in different parts of Iran and forms several local populations. Genetic, morphological and biochemical divergence of geographical populations are well known in plant species. We have no report on population genetic structure, genetic fragmentation, local adaptation and gen flow of <italic>Lallemantia royleana</italic> populations in the country. Therefore, the present population genetics investigation was programmed to produce data on above said questions. Randomly collected plants of 7 geographical regions were studied by ISSR molecular markers. This information can be used in hybridization and gene conservation of this medicinal plant in Iran.</p></abstract>

Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) Benth. (Family Lamiaceae), is one of the most popular medicinal plants in Iran. It is an herbaceous pant that is commonly known as “Lady mantle”. The vernacular name of Lallemantia royleana’s seed is Balangu or Balangu Shirazi that is used as a source of medicine. Medicinal plants are very important from economic point of view in Iran and several large industries are focused on medicinal plants cultivation, extraction and export. Therefore, providing data on the biology of these plants is important for the country. Lallemantia royleana grows in different parts of Iran and forms several local populations. Genetic, morphological and biochemical divergence of geographical populations are well known in plant species. We have no report on population genetic structure, genetic fragmentation, local adaptation and gen flow of Lallemantia royleana populations in the country. Therefore, the present population genetics investigation was programmed to produce data on above said questions. Randomly collected plants of 7 geographical regions were studied by ISSR molecular markers. This information can be used in hybridization and gene conservation of this medicinal plant in Iran.

Population genetic structure and genetic diversity study in <italic>Lallemantia royleana</italic> (Benth.) Benth.: identification of potential gene pools in Iran

Department of Boilogy, Faculty of Science

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Population genetic structure and genetic diversity study in  (Benth.) Benth.: identification of potential gene pools in Iran

Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) Benth. (Family Lamiaceae), is one of the most popular medicinal plants in Iran. It is an herbaceous pant that is commonly known...

Population genetic structure and genetic diversity study in Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) Benth.: identification of potential gene pools in Iran

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 97 - 104

Received: Apr 23, 2018

Accepted: Sep 04, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2018-0009

Keywords
Gene flow, genetic fragmentation, ISSR, population assignment,

© 2019 Fahimed Koohdar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Population genetic structure and genetic diversity study in Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) Benth.: identification of potential gene pools in Iran

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 97 - 104

Received: Apr 23, 2018

Accepted: Sep 04, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2018-0009

KeywordsGene flow, genetic fragmentation, ISSR, population assignment,

© 2019 Fahimed Koohdar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Gene flow, genetic fragmentation, ISSR, population assignment,