title: Characterization of 11 new microsatellite loci in taro (Colocasia esculenta).
abstract: Eleven new microsatellite markers were isolated from taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, a root crop widely distributed all over the world. Forty-eight primer pairs were designed from a microsatellite-enriched genomic library, of which 11 primer pairs have polymorphisms in 30 individuals tested from a population in China, which revealed two to six alleles per locus with the observed and expected heterozygosity levels ranging from 0 to 0.733 and from 0.381 to 0.731, respectively. These new genetic markers will be useful for the study of taro germplasm management and population evolution in the future.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Development Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China Wuhan National Field Observation and Research Station for Aquatic Vegetables, Wuhan 430065, China.
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xing Fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei Dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding