Dr.Tanuja Naik 1 Dr.sanjeevani s.shekokar2
REVIEW ON MOLECULAR MARKER AND METHODOLOGY FOR ITS2 MARKER FOR PLANT IDENTIFICATION
Plant molecular biology is the most expanding field due to neutraceuticals, herbal medicines and ever-increasing demand of food for the World. Various field including Ayurveda, natural product, food and agriculture needs to identify plants correctly to keep their properties intact for any specific products. To identify correctly, various molecular markers are available, among all RAPD is the most favorable marker due to easiest way of comparative studies among samples. Along with RAPD, AFLP, SSR, ISSR, matK, rbcl, rpoB, Cyt C etc, ITS1 and ITS2 along with flanking regions and 5.8S, 28S are extensively studied. For medicinal plants ITS2 is most favored gene for molecular identification.