Cross-amplification and characterization of microsatellite loci for three species of Theobroma (Sterculiaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1653-1657

  Lemes, Maristerra R ^a   Martiniano, Thieme M ^a   Reis, Vanessa M ^a   Faria, Camila P ^a   Gribel, Rogério ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Cocoa; Genetic diversity; SSR; Transferability; Tropical tree

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIOMARKER; COCOA; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

MALVACEAE; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO; THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM; THEOBROMA SUBINCANUM; THEOBROMA SYLVESTRE;

EID: 36448977271     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-007-9277-7     Document Type: Article

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