Use of stem proteins and isozymes for the identification of celery varieties.

Separation of stem proteins by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis permitted classification of 17 celery varieties (Apium graveolens L.) into 7 groups. Several of these groups could be further subdivided into 11 subgroups with gel electrophoresis patterns of 4 isozyme systems. Classification from gel banding patterns was consistent with that based on pedigree histories.