ABSTRACT
Objective: To reveal the genetic relationship of germplasms of Anoectochilus roxburghii and develop an effective and valuable molecular marker. Methods: In this study the polymorphic random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and specific SCAR markers were developed based on 20 different germplasms from various places. Results: Twenty-eight 100 RAPD primers have significant polymorphism, generated 135 polymorphic bands among 20 germplasms. On the basis of RAPD results, 20 germplasms were clustered into six groups on genetic distance of 0.748. Conclusion: Clustering analysis shows that there are the significant genetic differences among germplasms derived from different regions. A total of five specific bands from RAPD results are transferred into sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers. Amplified results of SCAR markers among different germplasms show that SCAR markers are significant specific to different germplsms. This study has laid a solid foundation for accelerating the breeding of A. roxburghii.