The present study aims at detecting molecular markers, based on RAPD, ISSR and AFLP, for the salttolerant wild barley Hordeum spontaneum as a little is known about its genetic structure and function. Barley is one of the most important cereal crops all over the world. Therefore, the identification of molecular markers for the salttolerant wild species is crucial for the future development of to...

Random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) and inter simple sequence repeats (ISSRs) markers were performed to detect the genetic diversity among 6 new rice lines and 4 cultivars with different responses to drought tolerance and establish specific DNA markers associated with drought tolerance. Among 16 RAPD primers tested, only 5 produced bands polymorphic between lin...

In the present study, genetic diversity among 16 collections of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni was assessed to compare the efficiency of two-marker systems over one marker using RAPD and ISSR markers. How well these two marker systems discriminated the Stevia collections was compared. In fact, all the Stevia accessions included in the present study have been growing under different altitudes, rangin...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena), a vegetable that is cultivated worldwide, is of considerable importance to agriculture in China. We analyzed the diversity of this plant using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and RAPD procedures to subdivide 143 Chinese-cultivated eggplants based on coefficient of parentage, genetic diversity index (GDI) and canonical discriminant analysis. ISSR markers were mo...

Background: Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) is an important plantation crop of India belongs to the family Arecaceae. As it a highly cross-pollinated there significant difference among genotypes. Morphological traits used for determining diversity and relationships genotypes or variety are prone environmental influences. Thus, usefulness molecular markers has been investigated as means characterizi...

Karnal bunt of wheat, caused by Tilletia indica Mitra is an important disease prevalent in several countries. The pathogen due to its heterothallic nature shows high variability. In the present study, genetic relationships among ten isolates of T.indica collected from different locations of India and 15 monosporidial lines raised from these isolates were investigated by using 34 RAPD and 28 ISS...

The aim of this study was to produce sugarcane plantlets from cell suspension culture and study its genetic fidelity using molecular markers. The study was carried out using sugarcane varieties Co 86032 and Q117. Callus cultures of both the varieties were optimized using six different callus induction media. After screening the growth response of callus on six different callus induction media, ...

Interspecific hybrids between cultivars of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and its wild relative S. torvum, which has disease resistance and desirable traits for crop improvement, were obtained by cross-hybridization and embryo rescue. Twenty-one hybrid progenies were obtained and examined based on morphological traits, RAPD and ISSR markers. Five of them were confirmed to be true interspecific...

Earthworms are one of the most important and beneficial macrofauna, and are used extensively in organic farming. Earthworms mediate soil biological regulation systems, and produce biogenic structures. They help to maintain soil structure, water infiltration, and regulate the availability of nutrients assimilated by plants. The objectives of this study were to perform morphological and molecular...

Almond is considered the most common and essential nut grown in rainfed area. It has many species wildly distributed Iraqi Kurdistan region, which are called Chaqala by local people. To understand improve characteristics of cultivated almonds, a comprehensive study wild almonds terms population structure genetic diversity needed to transfer new traits into domesticated almonds. So, twelve diffe...