FAME and RAPD analysis of selected Vicia taxa from eastern anatolia, turkey

Fatty acid (FAs) and RAPD-profiles. were used to examine phenotypic and genetic relationships among 12 Vicia taxa. All the Vicia taxa were separated based on the presence and composition of 77 different EAs. Eight of the ten decamer primers examined were selected to explore the genetic variation. A-total of 156 amplicons in the size range of 125-2500 bp were produced by eight different primers from the twelve Vicia taxa. Even though all Vicia species were differentiated by RAPD profiles, three genetically distinct groups were found among the species tested. This is the first study showing that RAPD and. FAME analyses are useful methods for differentiation and classification of Vicia and perhaps other plant species and/or taxa as well.