Data of microsatellites of 29 Castanea sativa populations

We present microsatellite data of 29 Castanea sativa populations to be analized through systematic Bayesian clustering using modifications of a previously analyzed model to detect the existence of hidden population structures that have not previously been identified. The results will be used to establish plausible scenarios to interpret the natural evolutionary history of this species in southwestern Europe and ascertain the origin of some possible germplasm translocations using approximate Bayesian computation (ABC).

Data are 715 samples genotyped with eight microsatellites.

Samples were collected in 25 stands in the Iberian Peninsula, two stands in Italy and other two in Greece. The stands are wild populations, not grafted domesticated stands.