Microsatellites from kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa).

Phillip A Wadl1, Xinwang Wang, Brian E Scheffler

  • 1Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA, USDA-ARS-CGRU MSA Genomics Laboratory, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA, USDA-ARS Southern Horticultural Laboratory, 810 Highway 26 West, Poplarville, MS 39470, USA.

Summary

Researchers identified microsatellite loci in Cornus kousa, developing eight optimized primer pairs. These markers are polymorphic and valuable for population studies and breeding programs in Cornus species.

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