[Objective] SSR molecular marker technique was used to determine the purity of sunflower seed with the aim to provide accurate, convenient method for the identification of the purity of hybrid seeds in production and processing. [Method] With the DNA of Xinshikui 6 and its parents as template, about 100 pairs of SSR molecular markers were screened after DNA extraction, PCR amplification and electrophoresis production. [Results] SSR polymorphic primer marker 532 produced a specific band of 469 bp in the female parent, and a specific band of 451 bp in the male parent; primer marker 574 produced a specific band of 364 bp in the female parent, and a specific band of 384 bp in the male parent. The indoor molecular purity identification and field purity identification were consistent with each other. The primer marker 532 and 574 could be obtained from the SSR molecular marker method to distinguish the male parent, female parent and hybrid of Xinshikui 6, and both of the 2 primer markers can effectively identify the purities of the hybrid seeds of Xinshikui 6, as well as the authenticity of the seeds. [Conclusion] The proposed method was simple, fast, accurate to operate with the advantages of high reproducibility, and it had become the major method in the identification of sunflower varieties.
