Article
Abundant microsatellite diversity and oil content in wild Arachis species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Huang Li, Jiang Huifang, Ren Xiaoping, Chen Yuning, Xiao Yingjie, Zhao Xinyan, Tang Mei, Huang Jiaquan, Upadhyaya Hari D, Liao Boshou
Abstract excerpt
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an important oil crop. Breeding for high oil content is becoming increasingly important. Wild Arachis species have been reported to harbor genes for many valuable traits that may enable the improvement of cultivated Arachis hypogaea, such as resistance to pests and disease. However, only limited information is available on variation in oil content. In the present study, a...
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