Assessment of Genetic Variation on Some Cultivated Turkish Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum L.) Varieties Based on Issr and Srap Markers

Abstract

Coriandrum sativum L. is the spices plant that used as medicinal plant including essential oil, belonging to the family Umbelliferae/Apiaceae. Its various chemical components in different parts are useful as antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidative. Therefore plays a major role in preserving the shelf life of foods by preventing their spoilage. Leaves and seeds of coriander mostly used in folk medicine and its essential oil used for pharmaceutical products and as an ingredient in perfumes cause of non-toxic to humans. Coriander is not much defined as molecularly. Coriander breeding studies will probably result in more or less genetically identical varieties of Coriandrum sativum L. The acceptability of the genotypes is determined by the amount of genetic variability in the germplasm and the utilizable information is limited in coriander. Studying to determine the genetic diversity of identified characters and emphasis of importance to use convenient genotype in a breeding program is needed in order to enlarge the genetic base in coriander. In this study; Genetic variations among some Turkish coriander varieties were investigated at the DNA level using two different marker techniques (ISSR and SRAP) and the aim was to determine the genetic relationship between these traded varieties. Both primers gave totally 473 scorable bands and all results from each marker have shown the phylogenetic relationships between genotypes. © 2017, Centenary University. All rights reserved.