title: Development of 12 genic microsatellite loci for a biofuel grass, Miscanthus sinensis (Poaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Miscanthus, a nonfood plant with high potential as a biofuel, has been used in Europe and the United States. The selection of a cultivar with high biomass, photosynthetic efficiency, and stress resistance from wild populations has become an important issue. New genic microsatellite markers will aid the assessment of genetic diversity for different strains.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers derived from the transcriptome of Miscanthus sinensis fo. glaber were identified and screened on 80 individuals of M. sinensis. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 6 to 12, and the mean expected heterozygosity was 0.75. Cross-taxa transferability revealed that all loci can be applied to all varieties of M. sinensis, as well as the closely related species M. floridulus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These new genic microsatellite markers are useful for characterizing different traits in breeding programs or to select genes useful for biofuel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Rd., Tainan City, Taiwan 70101.
authors.forename: Chuan-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Tai-Han
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tsai-Wen
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Jao-Ching
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chi-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tzen-Yuh
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D056804:Biofuels; D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D017343:Genes, Plant; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006579:Heterozygote; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D006109:Poaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity; D059467:Transcriptome
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant