“…Diversity is controlled by genetic conditions which directly affect the EO and valepotriates; moreover, maximum genetic diversity is found to be at lower altitudes and keeps on decreasing as the altitude increases [ 35 , 36 ]. Kumar et al [ 37 ], evaluated the genetic diversity of the plants from the northern Himalayas and reported moderate to high genetic variability among different genotypes using RAPD markers. Jugran et al [ 38 ], investigated the antioxidant activity with the use of ISSR markers and identified the population with the highest antioxidant properties which indicated that the biochemical traits are influenced at the genetic level.…”