Abstract
Acquaintance with genetic diversity among date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars is essential for cross breeding. Objectives of this study were characterization of date palm cultivars on amino acid spectrum and evaluation of phylogenetic relationship among date palm cultivars. Five date palm cultivars were investigated and rich diversity was demonstrated among these cultivars. A total of 14 amino acid spots were recognized on thin layer chromatogram (TLC). The similarity coefficient worked out for five date palm cultivars ranged from 0.29 to 0.67. Cultivar Khalas and Sewi were most similar cultivars having similarity coefficient of 0.67 and made a cluster with cultivar Dayri. Whereas, cultivar Halawy and Khuneizi constructed a separate cluster with similarity coefficient of 0.55. Cultivar Khalas and Dayri revealed minimum similarity and maximum diversity among all the investigated cultivars.
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