Genetic diversity analysis in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) using SSR markers

Abstract

Genetic diversity of 40 soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) genotypes were carried out using 20 SSR primers. A total of 179 alleles were detected and 28 primers, out of 34 primers showed polymorphic results with 40 genotypes. The highest PIC value of 0.90 was recorded in Satt316 whereas lowest of 0.43 was recorded in Soy satt 160. The dendrogram analysis depicted that the 40 genotypes were grouped in 2 different clusters i.e. A and B. The similarity matrix revealed the diversity among genotypes. The present work on genetic diversity among soybean genotypes from Gujarat could provide useful information for efficient utilization of these materials in future breeding programme.