This study was undertaken to develop a technique of discrimination using SSR makers in boxthorn cultivars.Forty one boxthorn cultivars, which were collected from Korea and China, were evaluated by 10 SSR markers. Total of 61alleles were detected, ranging from 3 to 13 with an average of 6.1 alleles per locus. The averages of gene diversity and PICvalues were 0.482 and 0.428, with a range from 0.25 (GB-LCM-022 and GB-LCM-087) to 0.83 (GB-LCM-167) and from0.24 (GB-LCM-022 and GB-LCM-087) to 0.81 (GB-LCM-167), respectively. Five markers out of 10 markers, GB-LCM-022, GB-LCM-075, GB-LCM-104, GB-LCM-167 and GB-LCM-217, were selected as key markers for discrimination inboxthorn cultivars. All of boxthorn cultivars were individually distinguished by the combination of five SSR markers.

• 정종욱(공주대학교, 식물자원학과) | Jong Wook Chung
• 이기안(국립농업과학원, 농업유전자원센터) | Gi An Lee
• 이석수(충청남도농업기술원, 청양구기자시험장) | Sok Su Lee
• 방경환(국립원예특작과학원, 인삼특작부) | Chung Berm Park
• 박용진(공주대학교, 식물자원학과) | Yong Jin Park Corresponding author