Microsatellite Markers Reveal Genetic Diversity and Relationships within a Melon Collection Mainly Comprising Asian Cultivated and Wild Germplasms

Table 3

Molecular analyses of variance (AMOVA) among the accession groups and origin regions.

Source of variation	df	Variance components	Percentage of variation	P value
Among groups	2	58.03	28.70	<0.01
Among regions	2	61.54	30.44	<0.01
Among individuals	176	75.67	37.42	<0.01
Within individuals	191	6.96	3.44	<0.01

Groups were defined by the thick-skinned, thin-skinned, and wild accessions.
Regions were defined by South Asia (India and Maldives), East Asia (China, Malaysia, and Japan), West Asia (Iran and Turkey), and Africa (Tunisia).