Open AccessBotanical and genetic characteristics of Celtis australis L. and Celtis occidentalis L. grown in Egypt
Author(s) -
Taha S. El-Alfy,
Hamida M.A. El-Gohary,
Nadia M. Sokkar,
Sahar Abd El-Tawab,
Dalia A. Al-Mahdy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bulletin of faculty of pharmacy, cairo university /bulletin of faculty of pharmacy, cairo university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-9101
pISSN - 1110-0931
DOI - 10.1016/j.bfopcu.2011.07.007
Subject(s) - rapd , biology , botany , ornamental plant , deciduous , genetic diversity , population , demography , sociology
Celtis australis L. and Celtis occidentalis L. are deciduous ornamental trees, grown in Egypt. This study presents a comparative investigation of the botanical features of the stems, stem barks and leaves of both plants. Furthermore, the DNA of both plants was extracted from leaf samples and analyzed using 10 decamer random primers. A total of 159 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were identified. Seed protein profiling was also performed and revealed low variation in both plants’ SDS–PAGE profiles