The agronomic values of this population have been evaluated in the field experiments based on their phenotypic performance of agronomic traits, but the genetic variability of this population needs to be evaluated via techniques based on genetic material - DNA. In this study, the genetic variability in the investigated population of 71 hybrids and their parents was evaluated by RAPD technique, using eight selected arbitrarily primers; Genetic parameters and dendrogram expressing the genetic relationships among the investigated population were analyzed by GenALEx 6.1, Popgene 1.31 and NTSYSpc 2.1 softwares. Eight primers were used to generate the amplify products on each individual in the investigated population. From 74 genotypes, a total of 109 fragments were generated, among which, there were 89 polymorphic bands representing 81.65% with an average of 11 polymorphic bands/primer. Genetic similarity coefficient among the investigated population, based on DICE coefficient, ranged from 0.560 (LH05/0822 and PB260) to 0.991 (LH05/0781 and LH05/0841) with an average of 0,796, meaning that the genetic distance among ranged from 0.009 to 0.440 with an average of 0.231. The Shannon index and mean heterozygosity values were 0.328 and 0,176, respectively. This indicated that the progenies of the two investigated crosses possessed a relatively high range of genetic variability. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed that genetic variation within population represented 62%, while genetic variation among two different crosses contributes 38% to the total genetic variability. Dendrogram based on DICE’s genetic similarity using UPGMA method showed that the hybrids divide into two major genetic groups (0.75), but the crosses were scattered independently of the hybrid.

Bacillus subtilis has been developed as an attractive expression host because of many advantages. For examples, it is nonpathogenic and allows secretion of functional extracellular proteins directly into the culture medium; about 60 % of industrial enzymes available produced by Bacillus species. To use B. subtilis strain for research and as host strain for expression of recombinant protein, bacterial genetic methods should be developed. Electroporation to transfer directly DNA into B. subtilis is one of the methods that draw a lot of attention of scientists. A problem encountered in the methods that draw a lot of attention of scientists. A problem encountered in the electroporation of DNA into B. subtilis is that an established protocol for one strain can hardly be used for another strain. B. subtilis 1012 and WB800N have recently been used as expression hosts for expression of recombinant proteins, but electroporation method has not been established. In this study, we use a pHT plasmid to establish an electroporation protocol for B. subtilis 1012 and WB800N. The influence of sampling time, concentration and time for incubating with lysozyme, voltage on the transformation was investigated to establish the protocol.