Development of genomic SSR markers for fingerprinting lettuce (<it>Lactuca sativa</it> L.) cultivars and mapping genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lettuce (<it>Lactuca sativa</it> L.) is the major crop from the group of leafy vegetables. Several types of molecular markers were developed that are effectively used in lettuce breeding and genetic studies. However only...

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Main Authors: Rauscher Gilda, Simko Ivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/13/11