Sandalwood (Santalum
album L.) is the second most expensive wood in the world. There are
approximately 16 species of sandalwood (S.
album,S.spicatum,S.austrocaledonicum,S.yasi,S.lanceolatum,S.ellipticum,S.macgregorii,S.insulare)occurring naturally
throughout Australia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the
South Pacific. In India,S. album is found all over the country,
with over 90% of the area in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana state. It is highly economic tropical tree species because of its
scented heartwood and heartwood oil. Several causes have been attributed to the
depletion of sandalwood population mainly amongst which theft is causing
negative effect on the quality of species by constant removal of superior
clones. The aim of this study was todetermine the genetic diversity of S.
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