Morphological (plant height, number of green leaves, width of leaves, and the insertion angle of the leaves), physical-chemical (soluble solids, the total titratable acidity, and the pH), productive (commercial production and medium weight of the bulbs) and molecular (with RAPD markers) characteristics of garlic were studied. Twelve cultivars, six semi-noble (Gigante Curitibanos, Gigante Roxo, Gigante Roxão, Gravatá, Amarante and Cateto Roxo) and six noble (Caçador, Chonan, Contestado 12, Caçador 30, Caçador 40 and Quitéria 595) were analyzed. The results of the similarity analysis among cultivars were equivalent, when morphologic, physical-chemical and productive or molecular characteristics were evaluated, indicating that the methods presented the same resolution to distinguish cultivars, generating two groups: one formed by seminoble and other formed by the noble cultivars.
Allium sativum L.; RAPD; morphological characterization; genetic diversity
