BMC Plant Biology

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Genetic structure, diversity, and allelic richness in composite collection and reference set in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Hari D Upadhyaya1*, Sangam L Dwivedi1, Michael Baum2, Rajeev K Varshney1, Sripada M Udupa2, Cholenahalli LL Gowda1, David Hoisington1 and Sube Singh1

Author Affiliations

1 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru PO, 502324, AP, India

2 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic

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BMC Plant Biology 2008, 8:106 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-8-106

Published: 16 October 2008

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Additional file 1:

Variation in allele size range as revealed from the biologically and geographically distinct chickpea accessions for 48 SSR loci.

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PIC values for individual markers in desi, kabuli, and pea-shaped chickpea accessions included in composite collection and reference set.

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PIC values for individual markers in region-specific chickpea accessions included in composite collection and reference set.

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Country of origin and biological status of 300 accessions included in chickpea reference set.

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Chickpea genetic map [20,24] with putative position of the 37 of 48 SSR markers, in eight linkage groups, used in this study.

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