Co-Authors:
Danin-Poleg, Y., Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, P.O.B. 1021, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
Reis, N., Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, P.O.B. 1021, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
Baudracco-Arnas, S., Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex, France
Pitrat, M., Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, B.P. 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex, France
Staub, J.E., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, United States
Oliver, M., Departament de Genetica Vegetal, Institut de Recerca i Technologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08340-Cabrils, Spain
Arus, P., Departament de Genetica Vegetal, Institut de Recerca i Technologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08340-Cabrils, Spain
DeVicente, C.M., Departament de Genetica Vegetal, Institut de Recerca i Technologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08340-Cabrils, Spain
Katzir, N., Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, P.O.B. 1021, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
Abstract:
Thirty-four polymorphic simple-sequence repeats (SSRs) were evaluated for length polymorphism in melon (Cucumis melo L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). SSR markers were located on three melon maps (18 on the map of 'Vedrantais' and PI 161375, 23 on the map of 'Piel de Sapo' and PI 161375, and 16 on the map of PI 414723 and 'Dulce'). In addition, 14 of the markers were located on the cucumber map of GY14 and PI 183967. SSRs proved to be randomly distributed throughout the melon and cucumber genomes. Mapping of the SSRs in the different maps led to the cross-identification of seven linkage groups in all melon maps. In addition, nine SSRs were common to both melon and cucumber maps. The potential of SSR markers as anchor points for melon-map merging and for comparative mapping with cucumber was demonstrated.