DNA Fingerprinting and Genetic Relationship Study of Tea Plants Using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) Technique

Abstract

Cultivated tea consists of three species within the genus Camellia viz.-Camellia sinensis China type C. assamica Assam type, C. assamica lasiocalyx - Cambod type (Wight, 1962); of these Camellia sinensis was the earliest known and used in tea cultivation. Intermediate plant types are available due to extensive cross-breeding between the species.