Development and mapping of Simple Sequence Repeat markers for pearl millet from data mining of Expressed Sequence Tags

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pearl millet [<it>Pennisetum glaucum </it>(L.) R. Br.] is a staple food and fodder crop of marginal agricultural lands of sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It is also a summer forage crop in the southern USA...

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Main Authors: Nepolean T, Nakka S, Kumar P Sathish, Mahalakshmi V, Jayashree B, Senthilvel S, Hash CT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/119