Molecular and morpho-anatomical characterization of some Egyptian durum wheat cultivars/lines

Grains of eight durum wheat cultivars were tested for identification of genetic relationship among molecular,anatomical and morphological levels. on the molecular level,two techniques have been used; randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) and inter simple sequence repeats (issr). amplification of rapd primers showed different numbers of fragments ranged from six to thirteen fragments. percentage of polymorphism ranged from 0% to 100%. the highest similarity value recorded was 91%,while the lowest similarity value was 69%. amplification of issr primers showed different numbers of fragments ranged from six to twelve fragments. the highest similarity value recorded was 91%,while the lowest similarity value was 68%. the grain’s coat morphology was reticulated in all taxa. there were variations with regard to the alignment and the shape of network and architecture of interspaces enclosed by raised line. reticulate surface patterns appeared some variations ranged from weakly reticulate such as g 413 to strongly reticulate such as g 203. stem cuticles of all cultivars were thick except cultivar; benisweif 1. for leaf anatomy,all cultivars had epidermis composed of one layer of thick wall cells except cultivars; g 203 and benisweif 1. © 2016,pakistan botanical society. all rights reserved.