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Genetic diversity of Saccharum spontaneum from geographical regions of China assessed by simple sequence repeats.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 26 Nov 2013
Fan L N, Deng H H, Luo Q W, He H Y, Li Y, Wang Q N, Huang Z X, Wu J T, Li Q W, Liu S M, Qi Y W
Abstract excerpt
Saccharum spontaneum is the most variable wild relative of sugarcane with potential for use in sugarcane improvement programs. In order to help preserve and exploit this species, 152 accessions from eight major geographical regions in China, including Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces, were investigated by analyzing 20 simple sequence repeats (SSRs), including 11...
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