Population Differentiation and Gene Flow of Salicornia persica Akhani (Chenopodiaceae)

The genus Salicornia (Amaranthaceae) was established by Linnaeus. Commonly known as ‘glassworts’, the species of are articulated succulent herbs with cortical palisade, opposite decussate scale-leaves, thyrsoid cymes, flowers packed in cauline depressions and diaspore composed l-seeded utricle. Therefore, due to importance plant species, we performed a combination morphological molecular data analyses on this species. A total 72 randomly collected plants from 8 natural populations 2 provinces were evaluated using ISSR markers traits. Analysis variance (AMOVA) test revealed significant genetic difference among studied populations, also showed that 45% variability diversity within population, while 55% differentiation populations. number 158 bands detected primers, which 144 (89%) an average 14.4 per primer polymorphic. Percentage Polymorphic Bands (PPB) ranged 70% (ISSR-7) 100% (ISSR-1, ISSR-4 ISSR-5). Information Content (PIC), Shannon’s index (I), Number effective alleles (Ne) 0.49, 0.28, 1.09, respectively.