Genetic diversity analysis of Cuban traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties based on microsatellite markers

Microsatellite polymorphism was studied in a sample of 39 traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties and 11 improved varieties widely planted in Cuba. The study was aimed at assessing the extent of genetic variation in traditional and improved varieties and to establish their genetic relationship...

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Main Authors: Alba Alvarez, Jorge Luis Fuentes, Violeta Puldón, Pedro Julio Gómez, Leonor Mora, Miriam C. Duque, Gerardo Gallego, Joe M. Tohme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2007-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000600014