Difference of Curcumin Content in Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) Caused by Hybridization with Other Curcuma Species
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Novel polymorphic microsatellite markers from turmeric, Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae)
Twenty one polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). These markers were screened across thirty accessions. The number of alleles observed for each locus ranged from two to eight with an average of 4.7 alleles per locus. The discrimination power of these markers ranged from 0.25 to 0.67 (average 0.6). The simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Plant Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2158-2742,2158-2750
DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2011.22013