IntroductionPinus nigra J.F.Arnold (European black pine) has a natural distribution in southern Europe to Turkey. The Anatolian black pine [Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe var. pallasiana] is one of the subspecies of European black pine, growing naturally as a widespread mid-elevation species in the Taurus and the western and northern Anatolian Mountains of Turkey (Kaya and Temerit, 1993) (Figure 1). From here on, Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana var. pallasiana will be referred to as Anatolian black pine or, for short, var. pallasiana. Four varieties of Anatolian black pine were reported by Yücel (2000) and Boydak ( 2001): var. seneriana (Saatçioğlu) Yalt, var. pyramidata Hort., var. yaltirikiana, and var. columnaris-pendula Boydak. However, in the 2012 Checklist of the Flora of Turkey (Vascular Plants) (Güner et al., 2012), 2 subspecies [subsp. nigra and subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe] and 3 varieties [var. seneriana (Saatçioğlu) Yalt., var. fastigiata Businsky, and var. pallasiana] were recognized. Moreover, P. nigra subsp. pallasiana var. pyramidata was reevaluated as a synonym for var. fastigiata. Among these, only var. seneriana has widespread distribution in Turkey. It has a globular crown with multiple stems. It is naturally found mainly in the Bolu (Çaydurt), Manisa (Alaşehir), and Kütahya (Tavşanlı) provinces of Turkey as small groups (Ünaldı, 2005) or as individuals in all-natural Anatolian black pine forests. Meanwhile, var. fastigiata has a pyramidal shape with multiple stems with a limited natural distribution in Kütahya Province (Yücel, 2000). Generally, both of these varieties are clonally propagated for ornamental purposes.There are numerous studies dealing with the magnitude and pattern of genetic variation in natural populations of Anatolian black pine (Kaya and Neale, 1993;Doğan et al., 1998;Çengel et al., 2000. These studies indicated the existence of high genetic diversity within populations. The unpublished data on Anatolian black pine and its varieties (var. seneriana and var. fastigiata) using random amplified
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