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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in tropical forage Stylosanthes capitata Vogel

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Author(s):
Santos, M. O. [1] ; Sassaki, R. P. [1] ; Chiari, L. [2] ; Resende, R. M. S. [2] ; De Souza, A. P. [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Genet & Evolucao, Ctr Biol Mol & Engn Genet, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] EMBRAPA, BR-79002970 Campo Grande, MS - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES; v. 9, n. 1, p. 192-194, JAN 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Stylosanthes capitata is an important tropical pasture legume. Knowledge of genetic diversity and structure of S. capitata populations is of great importance for the conservation and germplasm management of this species. Thus, eight microsatellite markers were developed from an S. capitata-enriched library. They were characterized in 20 accessions from the germplasm collection of the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Embrapa). The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.16 to 0.85 and from 0.40 to 0.85, respectively. These microsatellites are the first set of molecular markers from this species and will contribute towards studies of genetic diversity, conservation and breeding of S. capitata. (AU)