Development of DNA barcodes for selected Acacia species by using rbcL and matK DNA markers.

ABSTRACT: Acacia species are very important tree species in tropical and subtropical countries of the World for their economic and medicinal benefits. Precise identification of Acacia is very important to distinguish the invasive species from rare species however, it is difficult to differentiate Acacia species based on morphological charcters. In addition, precise identification is also important for wood charcterization in the forest industry as these species are declining due to illegal logging and deforestation. To overcome thsese limitations of morphological identification, DNA barcoding is being used as an efficient and quick approach for precise identification of tree species. In this study, we selected two chloroplast and plastid base DNA markers (rbcL and matK

SUBMITTER: Ismail M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7715041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature