Date Received: 09-12-2022 / Date Accepted: 22-05-2023
Lotus (Nelumbo spp., Nelumbonaceace family) is an important horticultural plant, with its uses ranging from ornamental, nutritional to medicinal values, and has been widely used in Vietnam. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of 30 lotus accessions collected in some provinces in Vietnam by using RAPD and ISSR markers. 12 RAPD and 18 ISSR successfully detected 178 loci, among these, 115 were polymorphic loci and 4084 clear and scorable bands were obtained. The similarity coefficient of 30 accessions ranged from 0.65 to 0.93 when combined both RAPD and ISSR markers. At the genetic similarity of 0.80, 30 lotus accessions could be divided into 4 distinct clusters. These results showed that the genetic diversity of 30 collected lotus accessions were very high. The 30 collected accessions are valuable source for the conservation and development of lotus genetic resources as well as for the breeding of new lotus varieties.