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Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae)

Authors Huang, Hui-Run; Zhou, Guang; Ge, Xue-Jun; Wei, Xiao; Jiang, Yun-Sheng; Tang, Hui

Journal CONSERVATION GENETICS , JUN 2009,3:10

DOI 10.1007/s10592-008-9585-2

Abstract Artemisia annua is an important medicinal plant from which Artemisinin was extracted to cure malaria effectively. We developed eight microsatellite markers from the genome of A. annua using the FIASCO protocol. Polymorphism of each locus was assessed in 54 individuals from two Chinese populations. The average allele number of these microsatellites was 3.1 per locus, ranging from 2 to 6. The observed (H (O)) and expected (H (E)) heterozygosity were from 0.019 to 0.907 and from 0.055 to 0.793, respectively. These microsatellite markers would provide a useful tool for genetic studies of A. annua.

Species covered 黄花蒿 Artemisia annua