TITLE:
Genetic Diversity of Peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) Cultivars as Revealed by RAPD Markers
AUTHORS:
Mohannad G. Al-Saghir, Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam
KEYWORDS:
RAPD, Peanut, Arachis hypogea, Genetic Diversity
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.6 No.14,
September
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the genetic diversity of the peanut accessions using
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) molecular marker and to evaluate RAPD markers to
be used in peanut as genetic markers and improve such techniques as suitable strategies for peanut
germplasm characterization. Twenty peanut accessions were included in this study and were
subjected to RAPD molecular markers analysis. Twenty-seven RAPD primers produced 210 amplification
products of which 80 (36.4%) were polymorphic. In conclusion, this study reported a successful
fingerprinting of peanut accessions using RAPD markers and demonstrated the usefulness
of these markers in estimating the extent of genetic variation in peanut germplasm.