Genetic diversity in Tunisian Crataegus azarolus L. var. aronia L. populations assessed using RAPD markers

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Table IV

Nested analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) at different hierarchical levels.

	Source of variation	df	SSD	MSD	Variance	% of total variance	Φ statistics
Population	Among populations	8	455.04	56.88	5.55	36.69
	Within population	68	651.75	9.58	9.58	63.31	Φ_ST = 0.371^∗
	Total	76	1106.80
Ecological group	Among groups	1	60.95	60.96	0.20	1.35
	Among populations Within group	7	394.08	56.29	5.45	35.78**	Φ_CT = 0.014^ns
	Within population	68	651.75	9.58	9.58	62.86 ^∗	Φ_SC = 0.363^∗
	Total	76	1106.80

df, Degree of freedom; SSD, sum of squared deviation; MSD, mean squared deviation.

^∗

Highly significant (P < 0.001 after 1000 permutations);

^ns

not significant (P > 0.05 after 1000 permutations).