Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers and their application for diversity assessment in cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

Abstract Background Cultivated peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is the fourth most important oilseed crop in the world, grown mainly in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates.Due to its origin through a single and recent polyploidization event, followed by successive selection during breeding efforts, cultivated groundnut has a

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