Development of expressed sequence tag and expressed sequence tag–simple sequence repeat marker resources for Musa acuminata
Author(s) -
M.A.N. Passos,
Viviane de Oliveira Cruz,
F.L. Emediato,
Cristiane de Camargo Teixeira,
Manoel Teixeira Souza,
Takashi Matsumoto,
Vânia Azevedo,
Cláudia Fortes Ferreira,
Édson Perito Amorim,
Lúcio Flávio de Alencar Figueiredo,
N. F. Martins,
Maria de Jesus Barbosa Cavalcante,
FrancChristophe Baurens,
Orzenil B. SilvaJunior,
Γεώργιος Παππάς,
Luc Pignolet,
Catherine Abadie,
A. Y. Ciampi,
Pietro Piffanelli,
Robert G. Miller
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aob plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2041-2851
DOI - 10.1093/aobpla/pls030
Subject(s) - biology , musa acuminata , expressed sequence tag , genetics , microsatellite , gene , genome , mycosphaerella , sanger sequencing , genetic marker , plant disease resistance , allele , botany , dna sequencing
Many varieties of banana ( Musa acuminata ) lack resistance to biotic stresses. An EST collection was developed, including transcripts expressed in banana- Mycosphaerella fijiensis interactions. Developed polymorphic gene-derived SSR markers are applicable for genetic mapping, diversity characterization and marker assisted breeding.
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