Project Number: 1931-21000-016-08
Project Type: Trust

Start Date: Mar 01, 2008
End Date: Feb 28, 2010

Objective:
Produce genetic marker data for a population of 192 seedlings derived from a 'Gala' x M. sieversii cross using 130 SSR primers in order to produce a basic "framework" map for M. sieversii.

Approach:
Primers designed against apple single sequence repeats (SSRs) will be used to screen seedlings of a population (GMAL 4593), located at the USDA-ARS-PGRU, Geneva, New York, in order to produce a saturated marker-based genetic map. GMAL 4593 is derived from a M. sieversii x `Gala¿ cross.