Notulae Scientia Biologicae (Mar 2015)

Molecular Characterization of Saffron-Potential Candidates for Crop Improvement

  • Javid Iqbal MIR,
  • Nazeer AHMED,
  • Mudasir Hafiz KHAN,
  • Taseem Ahmad MOKHDOMI,
  • Sajad Hussian WANI,
  • Shoiab BUKHARI,
  • Asif AMIN,
  • Raies Ahmad QADRI

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb.7.1.9346
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 81 – 89

Abstract

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In this study, thirty one (31) morphologically distinct selections of saffron crop were used for molecular characterization. Molecular characterization was done through SSR, ISSR and RAPD markers. RAPD and ISSR markers showed significant variation; however, SSR markers did not reveal any variation between the selected clones. The Jaccard’s similarity coefficient ranged from 0.94 to 1.00 with an average of 0.98 among all 31 selections used. Minimum similarity value (0.94) was observed between CITH-S-107 and PAM-S-116 selections. The study provides sufficient knowledge to identify clones with better stigma characteristics for further crop improvement programs.