Table 3. Hierarchical analysis of molecular variation (AMOVA) based on data from the three chloroplast DNA spacers for all 62 populations of Rosa sericea complex and for five groups separated by geographic features.
| Regional grouping of populations | Source of variation | d.f. | SS | VC | PV | F- statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Among groups | 4 | 160.148 | 0.280 | 25.33 | FCT = 0.253** |
| Among populations within groups | 57 | 405.876 | 0.627 | 56.82 | FSC = 0.761** | |
| Within populations | 629 | 123.909 | 0.197 | 17.85 | FST = 0.822** | |
| Group I | Among populations | 7 | 75.118 | 1.074 | 82.96 | FST = 0.830** |
| Within populations | 71 | 15.667 | 0.221 | 17.04 | ||
| Group II | Among populations | 30 | 190.115 | 0.554 | 73.16 | FST = 0.732** |
| Within populations | 321 | 63.93 | 0.199 | 26.84 | ||
| Group III | Among populations | 11 | 72.735 | 0.616 | 74.10 | FST = 0.741** |
| Within populations | 113 | 24.337 | 0.215 | 25.90 | ||
| Group IV | Among populations | 9 | 82.533 | 0.746 | 73.66 | FST = 0.737** |
| Within populations | 110 | 29.35 | 0.267 | 26.34 | ||
| Group V | Among populations | / | / | / | / | |
| Within populations | / | / | / | / | ||
| Total populations | Among populations | 61 | 591.005 | 0.848 | 77.33 | FST = 0.773** |
| Within populations | 629 | 156.384 | 0.249 | 22.67 |
d.f., degree of freedom; SS, sum of squares; VC, variance components; PV, percentage of variation
**P < 0.0001