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  • Title: Microsatellite markers are powerful tools for discriminating among olive cultivars and assigning them to geographically defined populations.
    Author: Sarri V, Baldoni L, Porceddu A, Cultrera NG, Contento A, Frediani M, Belaj A, Trujillo I, Cionini PG.
    Journal: Genome; 2006 Dec; 49(12):1606-15. PubMed ID: 17426775.
    Abstract:
    Twelve simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci were used to differentiate among 118 cultivars sampled in several countries of the Mediterranean basin and to analyze the genetic structure of olive cultivar gene pools. The markers were found to have high discrimination power. On average, with a single assay it was possible to discriminate 96% of the pairwise comparisons and, with a combination of 3 loci, virtually all cultivars were distinguished. The SSR markers were also tested for their ability to assign cultivars to their geographic population of origin. A selection of 6 loci was found to maximize assignment accuracy, correctly reallocating up to 75.4% of cultivars to their population of origin. Because of the confusion surrounding the origin of most olive cultivars, their molecular identification and ascertainment of origin will be extremely useful for germplasm management and breeding.
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