few molecular marker studies have been reported in rhubarb. Kuhl and DeBoer (2008) used AFLP markers to investigate the genetic diversity of 41 accessions from the Palmer Rheum collection. Hu et al. (2010 , 2011 ) used intersimple sequence repeat
, SSR markers are gradually being applied for the identification of hybrid purity, including rice ( Oryza sativa L.) ( Sundaram et al., 2008 ), pigeon pea ( Cicer microphyllum Royle ex Benth) ( Saxena et al., 2010 ), sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L
; Erdogan and Mehlenbacher, 1997 ; Yao and Mehlenbacher, 2000 ; Koksal, 2002 ). In recent years, researchers around the globe have investigated genetic relationships among hazelnut cultivars using several types of molecular markers, including randomly
structure of global resources to better target maintenance and exploitation. A more detailed understanding of genetic variation within and among populations is also required to develop marker-based methods for testing purity and authenticity of commercial
complementary analysis for reliable fig characterization. Isozymes were the first markers used for plant genotype characterization ( Tanksley and Orton, 1983 ). However, the number of these markers is very limited and they display low polymorphism (few alleles
relationship of 15 M. alba accessions sampled from Erzurum province using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. However, mulberry accessions were not sampled in Turkey from wide ranges of region/provinces containing all three Morus species
. indica × L. fauriei ) using a biotin enrichment protocol ( Wang et al., 2007 ) and test their amplification in 33 L. indica cultivars (including interspecific hybrids) and accessions. These polymorphic markers were also tested for cross
(PCR)-based DNA markers have become useful for identifying cultivars, analyzing parentage studies, and evaluating genetic diversity. Many comparative investigations have been carried out to explore which technique is the most suitable and reliable for
.5% PCNA offspring on average ( Ikeda et al., 1985 ). So marker-assisted selection should be developed for selecting PCNA offspring efficiently. Most persimmon cultivars are hexaploid ( Tamura et al., 1998 ), and segregation analysis of molecular markers
. Microsatellite markers, or SSRs, are an efficient method to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of plant populations [ Powell et al. (1996) ; reviewed in Varshney et al. (2005) ; Wang et al. (2009 )], and have proved useful for guiding