Identification of the association between molecular markers and quality traits would promote the efficient utilization, conservation and management of the tall fescue germplasm. Thus, 59 tall fescue accessions from different origins (16 cultivars; 19 from America; 15 from Europe; 2from Africa and 7 from Asia), were evaluated for quality traits and genetic diversity with 90 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Significant variations were observed among 59 tall fescue accessions in dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude fat (CF),and CP were ...