Ultra-high-throughput DArTseq-based silicoDArT and SNP markers for genomic studies in macadamia.

ABSTRACT: Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia, M. tetraphylla and hybrids) is an Australian native nut crop and has a significant economic value in the food industries worldwide. Long juvenility along with traditional breeding strategies impede quick genetic improvement of this crop. The existing cultivars constitute only second to fourth generation of the wild germplasm in the rainforest. The utilisation of molecular markers for genomic selection and genome-wide association studies may accelerate genetic gains. Identification of a robust, reproducible, and cost-effective marker system is instrumental in increasing the efficiency of genomic studies. This study is the first to report the potential of two ultra-high-throughput diversity array technology (DArT) markers (silicoDArT and SNP) in macadamia.

SUBMITTER: Alam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6118395 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature