IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG BASIL (OCIMUM SP.) ACCESSIONS COLLECTED FROM AFRICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND USA

Authors

  • Yasmin Adam Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira
  • Nada B. Hamza Commission for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, National Centre for Research, Sudan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/cnrej.v3i2.47

Keywords:

Basil, Genetic diversity, ISSR markers

Abstract

Basil (Ocimum sp.), belonging to family Lamiaceae are very important for their therapeutic potentials and medicinal properties. In the present study, 62 basil accessions collected from different regions of the world were analysed for the assessment of genetic diversity using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR). Four primers generated a total of 36 amplified fragments with an average of nine polymorphic bands per primer. The maximum number of fragments was produced by the primers 807 and 872 with 100% polymorphism, while the minimum number of fragments was produced by the primers 841 and 858 with 100% polymorphism. The highest similarity index was 0.59 and the least similarly index was 0.04. The weighted pair- group method was done using UPGMA clustering, classified the studied accessions in two major groups. It was concluded that high genetic variations were detected among the 62 Basil accessions. Based on the findings of this study, the ISSR markers are very useful for analysing the genetic variations for exploitation of basil in industrial applications.

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Adam, Y., & Nada B. Hamza. (2020). IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG BASIL (OCIMUM SP.) ACCESSIONS COLLECTED FROM AFRICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND USA. Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering Journal (Formally Known As Biological and Natural Resources Engineering Journal), 3(2), 46–54. https://doi.org/10.31436/cnrej.v3i2.47

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020): Vol 3 No 2 (2020): Biological and Natural Resources Engineering Journal

Section

Bioprocess Engineering

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