Department of Vegetable Crops Horticultural, College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam-625 604 (Tamil Nadu), India
1Professor and Head Department of Medicinal Crops, HC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
2Assoc. Professor (Biochemistry), TNAU, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
An investigation was carried out at Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during the period from 2008–09. From the study, mean performance of genotypes, the polymorphism shown by 10 primers varied from 38 to 71%. A total of 106 bands were obtained with 10 primers and were used for the analysis of genetic diversity. Among the 75 genotypes of coriander, all the genotypes of coriander exhibited a characteristic amplification profile, which can be used for documentation of genotypes. The genotypes CS 70, CS 101 and UD 685 were found to be highly diverse. A dendrogram representing the genetic relationship among the 75 genotypes based on RAPDs was developed. From the results of D2 analysis and RAPD profiles, it was observed that genotypes CS 101 and UD 685 were more genetic diverse and the results inferred that these two genotypes would be useful in further breeding programme for developing new variety with high biomass yield.
Coriandrum sativum L, Different genotypes, Molecular markers, RAPD analysis
