Table 3. Genetic diversity and differentiation parameters (mean ± SE in parentheses) for the jointed cpDNA matrix, chloroplast sequences from northeast and southwest populations of the RRF, as well as nDNA sequences in all populations of C. dolichophylla.
| Markers | HS | HT | NST | GST | U test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpDNA | 0.320 (0.082) | 0.994 (0.014) | 0.834 (0.063) | 0.678 (0.082) | Nst > Gst*significant |
| Northeast | 0.321 (0.121) | 0.976 (0.041) | 0.740 (0.121) | 0.672 (0.125) | non-significant |
| Southwest | 0.319 (0.119) | 1.000 (0.036) | 0.823 (0.099) | 0.681 (0.119) | significant |
| GTP | 0.387 (0.061) | 0.719 (0.084) | 0.551 (0.144) | 0.463 (0.121) | non-significant |
| PHYP | 0.524 (0.068) | 0.869 (0.045) | 0.509 (0.118) | 0.397 (0.099) | non-significant |
| PPRC | 0.291 (0.072) | 0.670 (0.106) | 0.592 (0.094) | 0.565 (0.102) | non-significant |
Hs: the mean genetic diversity within populations; HT: total genetic diversity for species; GST and NST: coefficient of population differentiation.
*: P < 0.05, significant difference.