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Abstract
Genetic diversity of eight faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties was
investigated using different types of molecular markers (RAPD, ISSR,
SSR, EST, STS) and morphological traits. Both cluster analysis and
principal coordinate analysis (PCOORDA) was conducted in order to
study the genetic diversity using both morphological traits and molecular
markers. The results showed that molecular markers can be used to obtain
reliable determination of genetic diversity than morphological traits. Poor
correlation (r = 0.32) was obtained between morphological and molecular
markers and this problem could be solved by using a lot of morphological
characteristics. It can be concluded that both cluster analysis and
principal coordinate analysis showed more or less the same results but the
principal coordinate analysis give better resolution than cluster analysis in
the study of genetic diversity. It can be noted that biochemical markers
(seed storage protein content) is efficient marker to study the genetic
diversity in faba bean and significant association could be observed
between morphological and biochemical markers. The variety ’Giza 843’
seems to be genetically different from the other faba bean varieties and is
consider to be drought tolerant variety. On the other hand, ’Giza 3’ variety
could be consider as faba bean drought susceptible variety according to
all types of markers that have been used in this study (i.e. morphological,
biochemical and molecular markers).
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