European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.36 No.1 (2009), pp.6-15 © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Molecular Characterization of Tunisian Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) Genotypes using Microsatellites (SSRs) Markers Ramzi Chaabane Corresponding Author, Plants Biotechnology and Physiology Laboratory National Research Institute of Tunisia (INRAT) / Hedi Karray street 2049, Ariana. Tunisia E-mail: ramzi.chaabane@iresa.agrinet.tn Tel: +216-71-230-024; Fax: +216-71-230-667 Mouldi El Felah Field Crop Laboratory, National Research Institute of Tunisia (INRAT) Hedi Karray street 2049, Ariana, Tunisia E-mail: elfelah.mouldi@iresa.agrinet.tn Hammadi Ben Salah Field Crop Laboratory, National Research Institute of Tunisia (INRAT) Hedi Karray street 2049, Ariana, Tunisia E-mail: bensalah.hamadi@iresa.agrinet.tn M’Barek Ben Naceur Plants Biotechnology and Physiology Laboratory National Research Institute of Tunisia (INRAT) / Hedi Karray street 2049, Ariana. Tunisia E-mail: bennaceur.mbarek@iresa.agrinet.tn Chedly Abdelly Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria. (CBBC) B.P. 901 Hammam-Lif, 2050 Tunisia E-mail: chedly.abdelly@cbbc.rnrt.tn Dalila Ramla Plants Physiology and Breeding; National Institute for. Agronomic Research of Algeria, Freres Ouaddek Street N°2, BP 200 Hacen Badi EI-Harrach, Algiers, Algeria Alger E-mail: ramlada@yahoo.fr Ahmad Nada Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute ARC, 9 Gamaa St., Giza, 12619, Egypt E-mail: aknada@hotmail.com Mahmoud Saker Genetic Engineering & Biotech. Division, National Research Centre EI-Behouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt E-mail: sakrmahmoud@yahoo.com