Microsatellite marker development for almond breeding

澳大利亚杏仁种植者每年生产8000吨杏仁仁，其长期目标是开发强大的出口市场。该行业在阿德莱德大学资助了一个育种项目，包括杂交和选择。通过我们目前的ARC spirit资助，我们在分子技术方面增加了这个项目。基于分子性状和农艺性状的杏仁遗传图谱的研究进展良好。IREX的赠款将促进我们的地图与位于西班牙Cabrils的国际Prunus地图计划的整合。它还将促进用联合开发的微卫星标记扩大地图。

Australian almond growers produce 8,000 tonnes of kernel annually, and the long term aim is to develop strong export markets. The industry funds a breeding program at Adelaide University, comprising hybridisation and selection. Through our current ARC SPIRT grant we augment this with a program in molecular techniques. Research is well-advanced in the development of a genetic map for almond based on both molecular and agronomic characters. This IREX grant will facilitate integration of our map with the International Prunus mapping program, based at Cabrils, Spain. It will also facilitate augmentation of the map with jointly-developed microsatellite markers.