turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). These markers were screened across thirty accessions. The
number of alleles observed for each locus ranged from two to eight with an average of4. 7
alleles per locus. The discrimination power of these markers ranged from 0.25 to 0.67
(average 0.6). The simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers can complement the currently
available SSR markers and would be useful for the genetic analysis of turmeric accessions.