Development of microsatellite markers for characterizing diversity in a parasitic witchweed, Striga hermonthica (Orobanchaceae)

Publication Type: Journal contribution
Authors: Matt Estep, Thomas A. Van Mourik, Peter Muth, Diarah Guindo, Heiko K. Parzies, Ousmane A. Koita, Eva Weltzien, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
Year of publication: 2010
Published in: Molecular Ecology Resources
Band/Volume: 10(6)/
Series/labeling: doi/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02898.x
Page (from - to): 1098-1105
Keywords: Striga hermonthica

Abstract

Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified in the root parasite witchweed (Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.). These twelve loci exhibited 4-16 alleles each across a population of 32 S. hermonthica accessions, resulting in a total of 114 alleles. These are the first co-dominant markers developed within the genus Striga and can be used for investigations of inheritance, genetic diversity or population genetics in S. hermonthica, including our planned studies of witchweed populations across Mali and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Individual and combined effects of five quantitative trait loci on resistance to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica in Sorghum bicolor under field conditions in Mali and Sudan