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Mario González Carracedo1,2, Samuel Bello Alonso1, Anselmo Ramos Luis3
1Departamento de Bioquímica, Microbiología, Biología Celular y Genética, Área de Genética, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.
Abstract:
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is cultivated in a wide range of environments, from tropical and semitropical to subtropical regions. Its fruit, of high nutritional value, is increasingly demanded worldwide. Spain is the main European producer, but avocado cultivation in certain areas, such as the Canary Islands, requires the genetic identification of West-Indian rootstocks because they often show tolerance to low-quality water and soil salinization. In the present study, eight novel Retrotransposon-Based Insertion Polymorphism assays, derived from previously characterized inter-Primer Binding Site markers, have been developed and evaluated by multiplex PCR across 58 P. americana cultivars. The results showed 100% specificity and sensitivity in detecting the West-Indian genomic component, both in pure and hybrid avocado cultivars. This cost-effective and fast molecular tool provides a valuable resource for characterization and selection programs of avocado cultivars genetically related to the West-Indian horticultural race.
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