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Assaying polymorphism at DNA level for genetic diversity diagnostics of the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) world germplasm resources.
Genetica - 1 Apr 2009
Sehgal Deepmala, Rajpal Vijay Rani, Raina Soom Nath, Sasanuma Tsuneo, Sasakuma Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
Carthamus tinctorius (2n = 2x = 24), commonly known as safflower, is widely cultivated in agricultural production systems of Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas as a source of high quality vegetable and industrial oil. Twenty-two RAPD primers, 18 SSR primers, and 10 AFLP primer combinations were used to assess: (1) the genetic diversity of 85 accessions (originating from 24 countries) representing global...
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