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DAVILA, Martha; LAURENTIN, Hernán  e  CASTILLO, Miguel A. Utilidad de marcadores rapd en la identificación de germoplasmas de ajonjolí. Agronomía Trop. [online]. 2003, vol.53, n.3, pp.259-274. ISSN 0002-192X.

Sesamum indicum L. is very important source of proteins and fatty acids for human nutrition worldwide. With the use of molecular techniques, breeding programs for this species could upgrade their objetives. The objetive of this work was to use RAPD techniques to identify molecular markers useful in the separation of six sesame germplasms used for the study included 19X10, 43X32, 37-1, 37-3, FONUCLA and UCV-2 all from a previously known origen. amplification profiles were obtained. Based on Jaccard's similarity coefficient, a great deal of polymorphism was observed within the genotypes and sesame materials were separated into groups. Usefulness of RAPD technique in discussed.

Palavras-chave : Sesamun indicum L.; sesame; RAPD markers.