Population structural analysis of an in-situ conservation site for wild rice in Laos.

An in-situ conservation site in Laos for a mixture of annual and perennial wild rice, LV27, which is a single swamp with an observation pier has been developed. In order to develop a strategy for evaluation of natural resources, systematic leaf sampling has been conducted and their genetic characteristics measured with 16 SSR loci. In order to determine population structure, a small number of individuals localized together were regarded as sub-populations belonging to a single mother population.