| Abstract: | Radish, Raphanus satvius, is a very important commercial crop in the world, especially in East Asian countries. In this study, radish microsatellite markers have been developed for the first time from expressed sequence tags (ESTs). A total of 8 primer pairs were able to produce clear amplifications, respectively, which gave 2–5 polymorphic loci between 43 cultivars of Japanese radish. Observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 0.4186, and from 0.1779 to 0.6205, respectively. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.171 to 0.575. The eight simple sequence repeats were also polymorphic when tested by wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum). Deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium was analysed in three populations, and no linkage disequilibrium was observed. It is anticipated that these newly developed microsatellite markers can advance further genomic analyses. This accomplishment may in turn accelerate and simplify radish breeding programs. |
