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Use of molecular markers and flow cytometry to preserve ancient Annurca apple germplasm.
Biotechnology letters - 1 Feb 2007
Iannaccone Marco, Palumbo Daniela, Ventimiglia Ilaria, Patocchi Andrea, Spigno Paola, Capparelli Rosanna
Abstract excerpt
The old Annurca apple cultivar (Malus domestica), particularly appreciated for its peculiar flavor and crispy flesh, was studied in order to preserve its ancient germplasm. Twelve clones of Annurca were analyzed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple-sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Two out of 30 RAPD primers and nine out of ten SSR primers were able to discriminate all the clones analyzed. Data...
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