Open AccessMicrosatellite markers in Rhodiola (Crassulaceae), a medicinal herb genus widely used in traditional Chinese medicine
Author(s) -
You Jianling,
Liu Wensheng,
Zhao Yao,
Zhu Yongqing,
Zhang Wenju,
Wang Yuguo,
Lu Fan,
Song Zhiping
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applications in plant sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 2168-0450
DOI - 10.3732/apps.1200219
Subject(s) - biology , crassulaceae , microsatellite , rhodiola , herb , genus , traditional medicine , medicinal herbs , botany , genetics , salidroside , gene , pharmacology , allele , medicine
• Premise of the study: Microsatellite loci are described for Rhodiola , a medicinal herb genus widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. • Methods and Results: A total of 17 polymorphic microsatellite primer pairs were developed using the combined biotin capture method. The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 12 across 192 individuals from R. bupleuroides, R. crenulata, R. fastigiata , and R. sacra , and the mean observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.177 to 0.412 and from 0.363 to 0.578, respectively. • Conclusions: The results demonstrate the potential use of this new set of microsatellite markers for genotyping individuals and estimating genetic diversity in Rhodiola .