POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF TWO CRYPTIC DUCKWEED SPECIES

The data presented in this study, titled "Population Genetic Structure of Two Cryptic Duckweed Species (Lemna minor & L. turionifera) in Alberta Using a Genotyping-by-Sequencing Approach," is about to be published in the Journal Aquatic Botany. Our research utilized genotyping-by-sequencing to investigate the population genetic structure of two duckweed species, Lemna minor and L. turionifera Landolt, in Alberta. For this analysis, we employed four distinct datasets, each represented by a .vcf file: Lemna_minor_&_turionifera_lm550refgenom: This dataset includes samples of both L. minor and L. turionifera, with the reference genome being L. minor 5500 (An et al., 2018). Lemna_minor_lm550refgenom: This dataset comprises solely L. minor samples, and the reference genome used is L. minor 5500 (An et al., 2018). Lemna_turionifera_lm550refgenom: This dataset contains only L. turionifera samples, with the reference genome being L. minor 5500 (An et al., 2018). Lemna_minor_lm8627refgenom: This dataset consists exclusively of L. minor samples, and the reference genome utilized is L. minor 8627 (An et al., 2018). The samples of Lemna minor and L. turionifera were collected from various locations across six watersheds and 12 river basins in Alberta. This comprehensive study aims to shed light on the population genetic structure of these cryptic duckweed species in Alberta using advanced genotyping-by-sequencing techniques. For more information please contact the corresponding author Kanishka M. Senevirathna, [e-mail]