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<p>We conducted a comprehensive study on the diversity of <italic>Silene aucheriana</italic> Boiss. populations by analyzing both morphological data and nrDNA ITS sequences. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods on representative material from 15 populations throughout Iran demonstrated that they did not form a monophyletic group. Strong positive correlation occurred between epipetalous filaments length to claw (EFLC), basal leaf length (BLL), basal leaf width (BLW), and plant height (PLH) with elevation. While negative correlation achieved between anthophore length (AnL) with the average air temperature and rainfall. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that most morphological traits were more correlated to elevation than to average rainfall and temperature. Multivariate analysis of morphological traits with ITS analysis displayed a slight divergence between two types of regions based on their elevation.</p>
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We conducted a comprehensive study on the diversity of Silene aucheriana Boiss. populations by analyzing both morphological data and nrDNA ITS sequences. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods on representative material from 15 populations throughout Iran demonstrated that they did not form a monophyletic group. Strong positive correlation occurred between epipetalous filaments length to claw (EFLC), basal leaf length (BLL), basal leaf width (BLW), and plant height (PLH) with elevation. While negative correlation achieved between anthophore length (AnL) with the average air temperature and rainfall. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that most morphological traits were more correlated to elevation than to average rainfall and temperature. Multivariate analysis of morphological traits with ITS analysis displayed a slight divergence between two types of regions based on their elevation.

Genetic diversity and morphological variability of Iranian <italic>Silene aucheriana</italic> populations inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences and morphological analysis

Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch

Hacquetia

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Genetic diversity and morphological variability of Iranian  populations inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences and morphological analysis

We conducted a comprehensive study on the diversity of Silene aucheriana Boiss. populations by analyzing both morphological data and nrDNA ITS sequences....

Genetic diversity and morphological variability of Iranian Silene aucheriana populations inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences and morphological analysis

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 151 - 163

Received: Jun 12, 2022

Accepted: Jun 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0001

Keywords
Caryophyllaceae, Iran, ecology, phenotypic plasticity, Canonical Correspondence Analysis

© 2023 Masoumeh Safaeishakib et al., published by Sciendo

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

Genetic diversity and morphological variability of Iranian Silene aucheriana populations inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences and morphological analysis

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 151 - 163

Received: Jun 12, 2022

Accepted: Jun 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0001

KeywordsCaryophyllaceae, Iran, ecology, phenotypic plasticity, Canonical Correspondence Analysis

© 2023 Masoumeh Safaeishakib et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Caryophyllaceae, Iran, ecology, phenotypic plasticity, Canonical Correspondence Analysis