title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Schoenoplectus juncoides (Cyperaceae)1.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed microsatellite markers for Schoenoplectus juncoides, a weed found in rice paddy fields in eastern Asia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten dinucleotide microsatellite loci were isolated, and genetic variability within and among local populations were characterized. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 6 with a mean of 3.6. Expected heterozygosity per locus ranged from 0.067 to 0.471, whereas observed heterozygosity showed much lower values ranging from 0.000 to 0.083. Most of the loci showed significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and high inbreeding coefficient values (0.525-1.000).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All the 10 microsatellite loci displayed polymorphism within and among populations. These loci are useful genetic markers for microevolution and ecological studies of S. juncoides populations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Resource Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 74 Kitainayazuma, Seika-cho, Kyoto 619-0244, Japan. ohsako@kpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohsako
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D029785:Cyperaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006579:Heterozygote; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant