Microsatellite Markers for Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) and Their Transferability to Other Aronia Species
This study reports the development, characterization, and cross-species transferability of 20 genomic microsatellite markers forAronia melanocarpa, an important nutraceutical fruit crop. The markers were developed with Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing technology using DNA from Professor Ed cultivar that was originally collected from the wild in New Hampshire. The markers were highly polymorphic and transferable toAronia arbutifoliaandAronia prunifoliagenomes. The average number of alleles per locus was 9.1, 4.5, and 5.6 forA. melanocarpa,A. arbutifolia, andA. prunifolia, respectively. The polymorphism information content (PIC) of loci ranged from 0.38 to 0.95 for all taxa, with an average of 0.80, 0.68, and 0.87 forA. melanocarpa,A. arbutifolia, andA. prunifolia, respectively. This is the first study to develop microsatellite markers in theAroniagenus. These markers will be very useful in studying the genetic diversity and population structure of wildAroniaand expediting the breeding efforts of this emerging fruit crop through marker-assisted selection.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC09-07SR22506
- OSTI ID:
- 1537135
- Journal Information:
- Hortscience, Vol. 52, Issue 1; ISSN 0018-5345
- Publisher:
- American Society for Horticultural Science
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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