Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers and their application for diversity assessment in cultivated groundnut (<it>Arachis hypogaea</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cultivated peanut or groundnut (<it>Arachis hypogaea </it>L.) is the fourth most important oilseed crop in the world, grown mainly in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates. Due to its origin through a single a...

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Main Authors: Crouch Jonathan H, Mace Emma S, Cuc Luu M, Quang Vu D, Long Tran D, Varshney Rajeev K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/55