First Microsatellite Markers Developed from Cupuassu ESTs: Application in Diversity Analysis and Cross-Species Transferability to Cacao.

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....

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Main Authors: Lucas Ferraz Dos Santos, Roberta Moreira Fregapani, Loeni Ludke Falcão, Roberto Coiti Togawa, Marcos Mota do Carmo Costa, Uilson Vanderlei Lopes, Karina Peres Gramacho, Rafael Moyses Alves, Fabienne Micheli, Lucilia Helena Marcellino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4780773?pdf=render