Identification of dominant genetic markers relevant to male sex determination in mulberry (Morus alba L.)

• Published in: Euphytica Vol. 215; no. 11; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Atsumi, Ryo, Nishihara, Rio, Tarora, Kazuhiko, Urasaki, Naoya, Matsumura, Hideo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Cultivars; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA sequencing; Genetic markers; Genotypes; Life Sciences; Markers; Morus alba; Nucleotide sequencing; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Sericulture; Sex; Sex determination; Tags; RAD-seq; Monoecy; Dioecy; Sex determination; DNA marker

Morus alba (white mulberry) is a cultivated species of mulberry that exists as both dioecious and monoecious plants in nature. Although it has been cultivated for years as an essential crop for sericulture, and although various cultivars are readily available, its sex determination mechanisms are no...