Abstract
AbstractLeptospermum scoparium is the basis of a flourishing honey industry in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. The genetic structure of L. scoparium across its range in NZ and Australia was previously assessed using pooled, whole genome sequencing; however, only one sampling site in Tasmania was included. Here, we used a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array for genotyping samples of L. scoparium collected in natural stands around Tasmania and NZ, to determine the genetic relationship between L. scoparium individuals from the two regions. In total, 2069 high quality, polymorphic SNP markers were applied across the sample set of 504 individuals, revealing that Tasmanian L. scoparium are genetically distinct from NZ mānuka, confirming the observation from the pooled whole genome sequencing project. FST and discriminant analysis of principal components confirmed that the Tasmanian populations are well differentiated genetically from NZ populations, suggesting that they should be recognised as a separate, endemic Australian species. Within NZ, eight geographic groups are distinguished with genotypic variation exhibiting north to south landscape scale patterns with regional genetic clusters. We found support for isolation by distance, and this was reflected in the range of pairwise FST values estimated between NZ genetic clusters (0.056 to 0.356); however, each geographic genetic group exhibits geneflow and is only weakly differentiated from neighbouring clusters as evidenced by low population differentiation (low pairwise FST). These data provide little support for taxonomic revision and subdividing L. scoparium into segregate species within NZ.
Funder
Te Pitau Ltd
The New Zealand Institute for Plant And Food Research Limited
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Horticulture,Genetics,Molecular Biology,Forestry
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