20.500.12556/DiRROS-18460 Morphological and molecular characterization of Micromeria croatica (Lamiaceae), an endemic and potentially valuable horticultural species of the Dinaric Alps Due to climate extremes and limited natural resources, especially water, we can expect increased demand in the future for species that can better tolerate climate extremes such as drought. One potentially valuable horticultural species is the endemic species of the Dinaride Mountains Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott (family Lamiaceae). It grows in the crevices of carbonate rocks, extending from an altitude of 150 m to more than 2000 m. This study aims to provide additional insight into the genetic and morphological diversity of this endemic species, focusing on valuable horticultural traits. To achieve this goal, morphological and molecular analyses were performed on ten natural populations. Through STRUCTURE and PCoA analyses, ten M. croatica populations were placed into western and eastern genetic groups, with several individuals from western populations assigned to the eastern group and vice versa. These atypical individuals assigned to the new genetic group by BAPS analysis indicate gene flow between western and eastern populations. Similarly, an analysis of molecular variance revealed fewer genetic differences than within studied populations. Both PCA and CANDISC analysis based on eleven morphological traits largely confirmed the existence of two slightly different genetic groups. Two populations containing plants with the most flowers per shoot, one with white-flowered individuals, one with the roundest leaves, and one with the narrowest leaves proved to be the most horticulturally valuable. The genetic and morphological variability found should be a sufficient basis for the potential selection of M. croatica populations and individuals for horticultural purposes. morphological characterization molecular characterization Micromeria croatica (Lamiaceae) Dinaric Alps Micromeria croatica (Lamiaceae) morfologija molekularna analiza Dinarske alpe true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2024-03-19 10:56:47 2024-03-19 10:56:48 2024-03-20 03:39:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 19. 3. 2023; str. 1-23 iss. 4 [article no. 418] Vol. 9 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 58 2311-7524 10.3390/horticulturae9040418 189472515 https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/4/418 1 09d3edb1-e5d7-11ee-9dd4-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=25145 horticulturae-09-00418.pdf horticulturae-09-00418.pdf 1 73CEEBE0AEB3206B7F6E141EAFCB7387 a0ba5fc7ecb8804f757b7f9f84c21903adc978a74fa35f0c15b1de84d30107e4 199120f0-e5d7-11ee-9dd4-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=25146 Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije 0 0 0