[RAPD analysis on different varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa].
OBJECTIVE
To provide molecular evidences for its breeding by studying the genetic relationship among varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa.


METHODS
Nineteen varieties were detected by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA(RAPD) markers.


RESULTS
The 20 selected primers produced 163 bands, among which 114(69.9%) were polymorphic. A DNA molecular dendrogram was established based on Hierarchical cluster analysis of 163 DNA bands amplified by 20 primers, which divided the 19 varieties into four groups: Group Beijing, Group 85-5, Group Guolimao and the other Group.


CONCLUSIONS
8 varieties of Group Beijing have a close genetic relationship, and so have varieties of Group 85-5, which provides information for Rehmannia glutinosa's breeding.
Cheng
Jing-li
JL
Hospital of XuanWu Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
Huang
Lu-qi
LQ
Shao
Ai-juan
AJ
Lin
Shu-fang
SF
D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D032267:Rehmannia / Q000235:genetics*
D018744:DNA, Plant