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The present descriptors for Noni, M. citrifolia is an improvement and extension of the basic descriptors developed by Waki et al. (2007) to describe plant morphology to study the levels of genetic diversity of local M. citrifolia in Papua New Guinea and the descriptors proposed by Singh (2009). These descriptors would provide a holistic perspective for characterisation of genetic variability not only for morphological features, but also for evaluation of agronomic potential, reaction against various biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional and pharmacological traits, identifying potential value of each accession from breeding point of view to facilitate its use in genetic improvement programme. It also, includes the descriptors to document the passport and management information about accession or accessions, which become very important in the present scenario of intellectual property rights.
