Spatial patterns of genetic variability in Italian chestnut (Castanea sativa)

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Abstract
The spatial patterns of genetic variation for 15 loci in 18 Italian populations of chestnut were analyzed. Multivariate analysis and spatial autocorrelation analysis showed two clinical variations, one in a west-east direction, the other in a north-south direction. There was a nonrandom spatial pattern of at least three alleles and a marked heterogeneity among populations of many others. An explanation is proposed in terms of migration flow for the majority of the polymorphisms and of selection for the three autocorrelated alleles. However, anthropic interferences may also be important.