C.J. LIU and R.A. DATE

ATFGRC, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

Abstract

To facilitate the maintenance and exploitation of germplasm held at the Australian Tropical Forages Genetic Resource Centre (ATFGRC), PCR-based molecular marker systems have been used to investigate genetic variation in Lablab purpureus, Stylosanthes scabra and RNB (root-nodule bacteria) collections, and to study genome relationships between "Stylosanthes seabrana" and S. scabra. These studies have demonstrated clearly that molecular markers are powerful tools for improving the efficiency of germplasm management.