title: Development of microsatellite markers for Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae) and related species.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed and characterized to analyze genetic diversity within Lagerstroemia cultivars and related species. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using simple sequence repeat (SSR)-enriched libraries, 11 species-specific polymorphic genomic SSRs were developed from L. indica 'Hong Die Fei Wu'. All primers were tested on 48 L. indica individuals from China, the United States, and France. The primers amplified four to 12 alleles per locus, including di-, tri-, and tetranucleotide repeats. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.1875 to 0.7609 and 0.2836 to 0.8385, respectively. The primers were also highly cross-transferrable to L. subcostata, L. limii, L. fauriei, L. caudata, and L. speciosa. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new primers will enlarge the bank of SSRs available to genetic research of Lagerstroemia. These SSR markers will facilitate population genetics and molecular marker-assisted selection of L. indica.
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China ; National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui-Tang
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China ; National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qi-Xiang
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Lagerstroemia indica; Lythraceae; SSR-enriched library; cross-transferrable; microsatellite