Development of microsatellite markers for characterizing diversity in a parasitic witchweed, Striga hermonthica (Orobanchaceae)
- Publikations-Art
- Zeitschriftenbeitrag
- Autoren
- Matt Estep, Thomas A. Van Mourik, Peter Muth, Diarah Guindo, Heiko K. Parzies, Ousmane A. Koita, Eva Weltzien, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Veröffentlicht in
- Molecular Ecology Resources
- Band/Volume
- 10(6)/
- Serie/Bezeichnung
- doi/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02898.x
- Seite (von - bis)
- 1098-1105
- Schlagworte
- Striga hermonthica
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.