Genetic Structure of the Tree Peony (Paeonia rockii) and the Qinling Mountains as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 4; p. e34955
• Main Authors: Yuan, Jun–hui, Cheng, Fang–Yun, Zhou, Shi–Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.04.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biology; Breeding; China; Chloroplasts; Conservation; Cultivars; Differentiation; DNA, Plant - genetics; Evolution; Evolution (Biology); Exploitation; Flora; Flowers & plants; Fragmentation; Gene Flow; Genes; Genetic diversity; Genetic markers; Genetic research; Genetic structure; Genetic Variation - genetics; Genetics, Population; Geography; Germplasm; Homozygosity; Impact factors; Laboratories; Landscape architecture; Microsatellite Repeats; Microsatellites; Morphology; Mountains; Ornamental plants; Paeonia - genetics; Paeonia rockii; Paeoniaceae; Phylogeography; Plant breeding; Plant sciences; Plants (botany); Population; Population differentiation; Population genetics; Populations; Species diversity; Trees; Wildlife conservation; China; Beijing China

Tree peonies are great ornamental plants associated with a rich ethnobotanical history in Chinese culture and have recently been used as an evolutionary model. The Qinling Mountains represent a significant geographic barrier in Asia, dividing mainland China into northern (temperate) and southern (se...