Molecular diversity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes resistance to rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.) revealed by SSR markers

The present investigation was carried out to analyse for the presence of α-amylase inhibitor gene which is responsible for resistance to rice weevil. A total of 30 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to study the genetic diversity among 30 wheat genotypes resistant to rice weevil. Among them, seventeen primers were found polymorphic on agarose gel and depicted the significant diversity among susceptible and resistant genotypes while rest thirteen primers were found monomorphic.