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First Microsatellite Markers Developed from Cupuassu ESTs: Application in Diversity Analysis and Cross-Species Transferability to Cacao.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Ferraz Dos Santos Lucas, Moreira Fregapani Roberta, Falcão Loeni Ludke, Togawa Roberto Coiti, Costa Marcos Mota do Carmo, Lopes Uilson Vanderlei, Peres Gramacho Karina, Alves Rafael Moyses, Micheli Fabienne, Marcellino Lucilia Helena
Abstract excerpt
The cupuassu tree (Theobroma grandiflorum) (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schum. is a fruitful species from the Amazon with great economical potential, due to the multiple uses of its fruit´s pulp and seeds in the food and cosmetic industries, including the production of cupulate, an alternative to chocolate. In order to support the cupuassu breeding program and to select plants presenting both pulp/seed quality and fungal...
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