Application of MLVA Analysis of Chloroplast Microsatellite Loci for Differentiating Wild and Cultivated Malus spp. germplasm
Background and Aim. The genus Malus comprises wild and cultivated apple forms of major importance for breeding, the conservation of genetic resources, and studies of fruit-crop evolution. Although SSR (Simple Sequence Repeat) and SNP markers are widely used to assess genetic diversity in apples, organellar markers rema...