Anuradha UpadhyayParthasarathy, V.A.Seema, G.Anitha Karun2014-06-172014-06-171999Agrotropica 11(1): 35-38, 1999http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2986A protocol for extraction of good quality, high molecular weight genomic DNA from young leaves of coconut was standardized using two detergents viz- sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) at different concentrations; at pH 8.0 and pH 9.0. SDS (1%) at pH 8.0 was found to yield good quantity of high quality DNA. The extracted DNA was amenable to PCR and restriction digestionencoconutDNAprotocolPCRRFLPArticle