Development of microsatellite markers for the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae).
OBJECTIVE
Microsatellite primers were developed for Parthenium hysterophorus to investigate its genetic structure and genetic diversity.


RESULTS
Using the combined biotin capture method, 15 microsatellite primer sets were isolated and characterized. All markers showed polymorphism, and the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to nine across 60 individuals from two populations. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.117 to 0.750 and from 0.182 to 0.835, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
These markers will be useful for investigating the invasion history of this weed globally and to help characterize its invasiveness.
Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Meiling
M
Qian
Gengyun
G
Li
Shaoqing
S
Tang
Xiaokun
X
Ou
Yanfang
Y
Lin
Jinchao
J
Yin
Rieks D
RD
van Klinken
Yu-Peng
YP
Geng
D019659:Asteraceae / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers; D058865:Introduced Species; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D057685:Plant Weeds / Q000235:genetics
D018744:DNA, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers