Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)

Calluna vulgaris is an important ornamental crop of the horticultural industry in Europe. In order to improve breeding of this species, especially of the most important trait of ‘bud-flowering', the implementation of molecular techniques that allow rapid, reproducible and efficient sc...

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Autores principales: Borchert,Thomas, Gawenda,Inka
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-345820100002000072010-04-28Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)Borchert,ThomasGawenda,Inka DNA content mapping marker-assisted selection ornamental plant tissue Calluna vulgaris is an important ornamental crop of the horticultural industry in Europe. In order to improve breeding of this species, especially of the most important trait of ‘bud-flowering', the implementation of molecular techniques that allow rapid, reproducible and efficient screening of whole segregating populations e.g. for molecular marker and mapping approaches is a requirement. We therefore aimed to introduce the powerful tool of amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP®), a widely and successfully applied method, into our methodological assortment. As an essential prerequisite, the isolated DNA should be of adequate quality which is a common obstacle when dealing with woody species and their interfering secondary components/metabolites. The results of screening different and modified DNA isolation protocols are described. As the outcome of our evaluations of reaction conditions during the AFLP® procedure, we circumstantiate a functional protocol ranging from DNA extraction to visualization of AFLP® banding patterns for the woody crop C. vulgaris. This method is suitable for high throughput genetic applications and may even be transferable to other species. In addition, costs are reduced by reasonable reagents and multiplexing assays.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.13 n.2 20102010-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582010000200007en10.4067/S0717-34582010000200007
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic DNA content
mapping
marker-assisted selection
ornamental
plant tissue
spellingShingle DNA content
mapping
marker-assisted selection
ornamental
plant tissue
Borchert,Thomas
Gawenda,Inka
Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
description Calluna vulgaris is an important ornamental crop of the horticultural industry in Europe. In order to improve breeding of this species, especially of the most important trait of ‘bud-flowering', the implementation of molecular techniques that allow rapid, reproducible and efficient screening of whole segregating populations e.g. for molecular marker and mapping approaches is a requirement. We therefore aimed to introduce the powerful tool of amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP®), a widely and successfully applied method, into our methodological assortment. As an essential prerequisite, the isolated DNA should be of adequate quality which is a common obstacle when dealing with woody species and their interfering secondary components/metabolites. The results of screening different and modified DNA isolation protocols are described. As the outcome of our evaluations of reaction conditions during the AFLP® procedure, we circumstantiate a functional protocol ranging from DNA extraction to visualization of AFLP® banding patterns for the woody crop C. vulgaris. This method is suitable for high throughput genetic applications and may even be transferable to other species. In addition, costs are reduced by reasonable reagents and multiplexing assays.
author Borchert,Thomas
Gawenda,Inka
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Gawenda,Inka
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title Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
title_short Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
title_full Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
title_fullStr Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in Calluna vulgaris (Ericaceae)
title_sort development and application of high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism technique in calluna vulgaris (ericaceae)
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
publishDate 2010
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582010000200007
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