In recent years, molecular marker technology in higher plants has witnessed a shift from the
so-called random DNA markers (RDMs), developed in the past arbitrarily from genomic DNA …

This review summarizes recent work on sugarcane crop improvement through conventional
breeding and the rapid advancement in molecular biology and biotechnology in sugarcane …

To increase the numbers of microsatellites available for use in constructing a genetic map,
and facilitate the use of functional genomics to elucidate fiber development and breeding in …

Des microsatellites (SSR) ont été développés aisément et de façon économique chez la
canne à sucre en exploitant des banques d'EST (étiquettes de séquences exprimées). Une …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the entire set of 221 sugarcane microsatellite
(SSR) markers from the International Sugarcane Microsatellite Consortium for their utility on …

A genetic map constructed from a population segregating for a trait of interest is required for
QTL identification. The goal of this study was to construct a molecular map of tetraploid …

Recently-developed molecular markers are becoming powerful tools, with applications in
crop genetics and improvement. Microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are …

The Brazilian sugarcane industry plays an important role in the worldwide supply of sugar
and ethanol. Investigation into the genetic structure of current commercial cultivars and …

The relative easiness of interspecific hybridization between sugarcane and other closely
related wild grass species presents an excellent way for breeders to genetically improve it …

Background The database of sugarcane expressed sequence tags (EST) offers a great
opportunity for developing molecular markers that are directly associated with important …