A sweetpotato gene index established by de novo assembly of pyrosequencing and Sanger sequences and mining for gene-based microsatellite markers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sweetpotato (<it>Ipomoea batatas </it>(L.) Lam.), a hexaploid outcrossing crop, is an important staple and food security crop in developing countries in Africa and Asia. The availability of genomic resources for sweetpota...

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Main Authors: Solis Julio, Pacheco Jaime A, Rojas Luis, Quispe Cynthia, Rivera Carlos, Alagon Rocio, Robles Ronald F, Rossel Genoveva, Palomino Omar, Tincopa Luz R, Schafleitner Roland, Cerna Diogenes, Young Kim Ji, Hou Jack, Simon Reinhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/604