Coconut ( Cocos nucifera) is belongs to the monocotyledonous family Arecacea . It is a perennial oil yielding economic tree crop of tropics. There are two main types of coconut: 'tall', the naturally cross pollinating group with more economic value and 'dwarf', the naturally self pollinating group with reduced size and growth habit. It is believed that the 'dwarf' originated from earliest 'tall' coconuts and maintained most of its original genome because of its autogamous behavior (Ashburner et al 1997, Lebrun 1998, Perera et al 2000).
The coconut EST-SSR Marker Database is a curated and integrated web-based relationadatabase providing access to coconut microsatellites.Using this database user can access information of Molecular markers and gene sequences used to generate these markers.Users are provided with provision to upload EST SSR data in FASTA formats.Results are also available in downloadable formats. A readily accessible web-enabled database provides a more efficient utilization of molecular marker resources and will help accelerate basic and applied research in coconut molecular breeding.