Abstract
Twenty-four genotypes of marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) were characterized using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. A distinct band pattern was obtained for each of the trees, using as few as four arbitrary 10-mer primers. Trees propagated vegetatively by grafting showed identical fingerprints. These results suggest that RAPD markers provide a useful system for documenting the identity of marula genotypes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1256-1258 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |
Keywords
- Clones
- DNA fingerprinting
- RAPD
- Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra
- Seedlings
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Horticulture