title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in tropical forage Stylosanthes capitata Vogel.
abstract: Stylosanthes capitata is an important tropical pasture legume. Knowledge of genetic diversity and structure of S. capitata populations is of great importance for the conservation and germplasm management of this species. Thus, eight microsatellite markers were developed from an S. capitata-enriched library. They were characterized in 20 accessions from the germplasm collection of the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa). The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.16 to 0.85 and from 0.40 to 0.85, respectively. These microsatellites are the first set of molecular markers from this species and will contribute towards studies of genetic diversity, conservation and breeding of S. capitata.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6010, Barão Geraldo, Campinas, SP, Brazil, CEP 13083-970, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) - Gado de Corte, BR 262, Km 4, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil, CEP 79002-970.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sassaki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: R M S
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: DE Souza