Genetic Diversity of Winter Wheat Emphasis Type=

Authors: Funda Senturk Akfirat Ahu Altinkut Uncuoglu

Publish Date: 2012/12/30

Volume: 51, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 223-229

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Abstract

Wheat Triticum aestivum L is the most important crop for Turkey which is also one of the gene centers of wheat Gökgöl 1939 Vavilov 1950 Harlan 1971 Özkan et al 2002 Genetic variability is of prime importance for the improvement of many crop species including wheat and nearly all crop improvement programs depend on genetic diversity in the available germplasm Graner et al 1994 Sorrells and Wilson 1997Molecular markers based on polymerase chain reaction PCR methods such as simple sequence repeats SSRs or microsatellites have become important genetic markers in a wide range of crop species including wheat Ma et al 1996 SSR markers are abundant dispersed throughout the genome and show higher levels of polymorphism than other genetic markers Russell et al 1997 These features coupled with their ease of detection make them ideal for identifying and distinguishing between accessions that are genetically very similar Saker et al 2005

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