ABSTRACT
Objective: To research genetic diversity of different Lonicera macranthoides geographical populations. Methods: Seventeen materials were estimated by the approach of sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP). The data of amplified bands were analyzed by Popgene 1.31 and Treeconw software. The system diagram of genetic relationship was built by UPGMA. Results: The 24 pairs of SRAP primers combination employed produced a total of 239 discernable and reproducible amplified fragments. Among them there were 210 polymorphic bands. The percentage of polymorphic bands within different populations was 87.8%; Genetic diversity analysis showed that Nei's gene diversity (He) was 0.239 9 and Shannon's genetic diversity index (I) was 0.372 4. Basis on the DNA molecular level, the results indicated that there was abundant genetic diversity among the tested materials. Genetic similarity coefficient ranges changed from 0.442 3 to 0.940 2. The dendrogram including all samples was obtained by UPGMA. In the dendrogram, there were two cluster groups. Conclusion: The genetic diversity of L. macranthoides geopraphical population in China is plentiful. SRAP markers can be effectively applied to genetic analysis in L. macranthoides populations.