title: Isolation and characterization of 19 new microsatellite loci in Colocasia esculenta (Araceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for taro (Colocasia esculenta) to investigate its population genetics and evolutionary history through germplasm improvement. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen microsatellite loci were identified in three populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to seven, with a mean of 4.68. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.231 to 0.820 and from 0.126 to 0.742, respectively. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These new genetic markers will be useful for the study of taro germplasm management and population evolution in southwestern China.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.
authors.forename: Zhonglei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wansha
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yongping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D029064:Araceae / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers