<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>According to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, 75% of endangered species should be preserved in <italic>ex situ</italic> collections till 2020. The genus <italic>Liparis</italic> has a lot of recognised taxons, but only one species, <italic>Liparis loeselii</italic> (L.) Rich., grows in Europe. <italic>L. loeselii</italic> is a rare and endangered orchid species occurring in Europe. In Latvia <italic>L. loeselii</italic> is classified as the third category of endangered and protected species. To develop the best conservation strategy, the knowledge concerning the genetic differences of protected plants in a particular area is crucial. For this purpose, the genetic diversity of <italic>L. loeselii</italic> populations from different Latvian habitats was tested. The inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism method (iPBS) was used for population genetic diversity evolution. In total, 54 accessions from nine habitats were collected and analysed. <italic>L. loeselii</italic> leaves have a high content of phenols that reduce the quality of extracted DNA. It was found that the percentage of polymorph loci varied among the populations of <italic>L. loeselii</italic> growing in different habitats; some of the populations were genetically homogeneous. The genetic diversity levels of <italic>L. loeselii</italic> populations are related with the population age and the growing conditions.</p></abstract>

According to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, 75% of endangered species should be preserved in ex situ collections till 2020. The genus Liparis has a lot of recognised taxons, but only one species, Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich., grows in Europe. L. loeselii is a rare and endangered orchid species occurring in Europe. In Latvia L. loeselii is classified as the third category of endangered and protected species. To develop the best conservation strategy, the knowledge concerning the genetic differences of protected plants in a particular area is crucial. For this purpose, the genetic diversity of L. loeselii populations from different Latvian habitats was tested. The inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism method (iPBS) was used for population genetic diversity evolution. In total, 54 accessions from nine habitats were collected and analysed. L. loeselii leaves have a high content of phenols that reduce the quality of extracted DNA. It was found that the percentage of polymorph loci varied among the populations of L. loeselii growing in different habitats; some of the populations were genetically homogeneous. The genetic diversity levels of L. loeselii populations are related with the population age and the growing conditions.

Genetic Diversity of <italic>Liparis loeselii</italic> in Latvia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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According to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, 75% of endangered species should be preserved in ex situ collections till 2020. The genus Liparis has...

Genetic Diversity of Liparis loeselii in Latvia

Published Online: Dec 26, 2018

Page range: 341 - 348

Received: Sep 28, 2017

Accepted: Aug 22, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2018-0042

Keywords
orhids, protected species, iPBS method

© 2018 Inta Belogrudova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Genetic Diversity of Liparis loeselii in Latvia

Published Online: Dec 26, 2018

Page range: 341 - 348

Received: Sep 28, 2017

Accepted: Aug 22, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2018-0042

Keywordsorhids, protected species, iPBS method

© 2018 Inta Belogrudova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
orhids, protected species, iPBS method