High genetic diversity and low population differentiation of a medical plant Ficus hirta Vahl., uncovered by microsatellite loci: implications for conservation and breeding

Table 4 Analyses of molecular variance (AMOVAs) for 18 Ficus hirta populations assessed with 9 microsatellite loci

	Source of Variation	d.f	SS	Variance components	Percentage of variation (%)	φ_ST	P
Species	Among populations	17	37.880	0.032	3.8	0.038	P < 0.001
Species	Within populations	808	650.072	0.804	96.2	0.038	P < 0.001
The mid-south cluster (ZJ, WN, LS, SD, HC, HZ, NN, JY, LD, SG, SZ, HY, ZP, LP)	Among populations	13	12.471	0.012	2.9	0.029	P < 0.001
	Within populations	620	251.144	0.405	97.1	0.029	P < 0.001
The eastern cluster (MZ, GZ, SX, ND)	Among populations	3	5.365	0.020	2.4	0.024	P < 0.001
The eastern cluster (MZ, GZ, SX, ND)	Within populations	188	152.917	0.813	97.6	0.024	P < 0.001
Two clusters	Among populations	1	8.442	0.026	3.0	0.030	P < 0.001
Two clusters	Within populations	824	679.510	0.825	97.0	0.030	P < 0.001
The mid cluster (ZJ, SD, HC, HZ, NN, JY, LD, SG, SZ, HY, ZP, LP)	Among populations	11	8.715	0.009	2.0	0.020	P < 0.001
	Within populations	526	216.415	0.411	98.0	0.020	P < 0.001
The south cluster (WN, LS)	Among populations	1	1.687	0.016	1.10	0.011	P < 0.005
The south cluster (WN, LS)	Within populations	94	102.104	1.086	98.9	0.011	P < 0.005
Between Hainan island and mainland China	Among populations	1	7.698	0.041	4.7	0.047	P < 0.001
Between Hainan island and mainland China	Within populations	824	680.253	0.826	95.3	0.047	P < 0.001
Three clusters	Among populations	2	14.233	0.030	3.5	0.035	P < 0.001
Three clusters	Within populations	825	675.393	0.819	96.5	0.035	P < 0.001

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