Abstract
The genus Nicotiana consists of 64 recognized species of which, only two species, tabacum and rustica are cultivated extensively. Wild Nicotiana species are storehouses of genes for several diseases and pests, besides genes for several important phytochemicals and quality traits, which are not present in cultivated varieties. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was used to determine the degree of genetic variation in the genus Nicotiana and to develop species specific markers. Twenty two species and two interspecific hybrids were analyzed by using 18 random decamer primers. Genetic polymorphism abounds among the wild species of genus Nicotiana (99.5 %) as evidenced by the high degree of polymorphism in RAPD profiles. The pairwise similarity measures in the species of subgenus Rustica was 0.252 whereas in the subgenus Tabacum was 0.189, suggesting that there was significant diversity among the species of these subgenera. In the species of subgenus Petunioides, the range of pairwise similarity measures was 0.128 to 0.941. The clustering pattern coincided with the traditional classification of Nicotiana species. All the primers generated specific bands in the various species. Thirty six species-specific markers identified in the present study will be useful in interspecific breeding programs.
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Siva Raju, K., Sheshumadhav, M. & Murthy, T.G.K. Molecular diversity in the genus Nicotiana as revealed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 14, 377–382 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-008-0037-8
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