RAPD markers utilization and other parameters in the determination of mango hybrids genitors.
Cordeiro M. C. R., Pinto A. C. de Q., Ramos V. H. V., Faleiro F. G., Fraga L. M. S.
Author Affiliation: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Cerrados), Rod. BR 020, km 18, CEP73310-970, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura 28 : 164-167
Abstract : A study was conducted in Distrito Federal, Brazil during 2003 to estimate the male genitor of mango hybrids through a parentage test using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Five mango cultivars (female, Mallika; and males, Roxa, Alfa, Keitt and Tommy Atkins) were densely planted in a latin square design. RAPD markers efficiently showed the genetic similarity among mangoes and produced specific DNA fragments for the parentage test of hybrids selected in open crosses. Open crosses did not occur due to the closest cultivar since the actual stage of development did not permit full canopy contact.