The robust technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has revolutionized the field of plant molecular biology and has made the molecular characterization of crop plants easy, rapid and reproducible. Only a minute amount of input genomic DNA is required in PCR. But, the isolated DNA must be free from different contaminants, which can potentially act as PCR inhibitors. The efficiency of PCR might be reduced in case of the medicinal and aromatic plants, due to the presence of biomolecules acting as PCR inhibitors. | Validation of a simple and rapid method for isolating genomic DNA from medicinal and aromatic plants for subsequent polymerase chain reaction
