Research Article
Genetic Divergence among Populations of Invasive Alien Species Lantana camara L. from Selected Areas of Bangladesh
Saila Kabir, Md Abul Kashem, Mohammad Zabed Hossain
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, BangladeshDOI: https://doi.org/10.54479/pae.v1i01.6664
Article History
Received: 05 July 2021, Revised: 28 August 2021, Accepted: 30 August 2021, Published online: 10 October 2021
Abstract
Lantana camara L., a well-known invasive alien species causing invasion and posing threat to native plant species community in different regions of Bangladesh. The present study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of L. camara populations in different regions of Bangladesh. Eight RAPD markers were used in order to probe into its genetic variability. Total number of bands (202), polymorphic loci (104), percentage of polymorphism (97.20%), average Shanon's information index (0.3051±0.115), Nei's gene diversity (0.4733±0.144) was found and in different populations and multiple divergent genetic clustering along with presence of unique alleles (4) for RAPD revealed high genetic diversity among the populations of L. camara in different regions of Bangladesh.
Keywords
Invasion, Admixture, Molecular marker, Polymorphism
Corresponding Author
Mohammad Zabed Hossain
Contact: zabed@du.ac.bdConflict of Interest
No conflict of interest.
Acknowledgement
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support to this research from the Ministry of Education of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh under the Grants for Advanced Research.
To Cite the Article
Kabir S, Kashem MA, Hossain MZ. Genetic divergence among populations of invasive alien species Lantana camara L. from selected areas of Bangladesh. Plants and Ecosystem. 2021;1:9-14.
