@ARTICLE{Mahdy_Ehab_M.B._Genetic_2023, author={Mahdy, Ehab M.B. and Rizk, Rehab M.}, number={No 56}, pages={81-90}, journal={Journal of Water and Land Development}, howpublished={online}, year={2023}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute}, abstract={Genetic diversity manipulates a prime and vital role in the sustainable use of genetic resources. The data highlighted more insights into the genetic diversity of the arta plant ( Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosum) populations collected from three localities, Qalabshu ( QQ), Mutubas ( MM) and Gamasa (GG), in Egypt as gene pool for biodiversity conservation and afforestation. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers investigated the population pattern and structure. A total of 129-amplicons oscillated from 145 to 1505 bp and a total of 19-amplicons were specific markers with an average of nine bands for each population. The Shannon index (I) scored at an average of 0.3. The diversity ( h) oscillated from 0.11 to 0.25. The similarity matrices based on Jaccard coefficient recorded positive values. A higher correlation (r = 0.83) was between the combined Qalabshu (QQ) and Mutubas (MM) matrices using the Mantel test with 1,000 permutations. This species has higher adaptability for their regions. This gene pool is a valuable reservoir for enriching genetic diversity and provides basal information for the biodiversity conservation of a dominant species. The dominant species can be utilised in afforestation in the same region or another region which has the same environmental conditions.}, type={Article}, title={Genetic variation of arta populations ( Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosum) in Egypt: Genepools for biodiversity and afforestation}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/126447/PDF/2023-01-JWLD-12.pdf}, doi={10.24425/jwld.2023.143748}, keywords={afforestation, biodiversity conservation, Calligonum polygonoides, genetic diversity}, }