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Genetic relationship of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties from Senegal based on SSR markers

F. A. Badiane, Gowda, B. S., Cissé, N., Diouf, D., Sadio, O., and Timko, M. P., Genetic relationship of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties from Senegal based on SSR markers, vol. 11, pp. 292-304, 2012.

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships among 22 local cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties and inbred lines collected throughout Senegal were evaluated using simple sequence repeat molecular markers. A set of 49 primer combinations were developed from cowpea genomic/expressed sequence tags and evaluated for their ability to detect polymorphisms among the various cowpea genotypes. Forty-four primer combinations detected polymorphisms, with the remaining five primer sets failing to yield PCR amplification products.

Diversity among isolates of cowpea severe mosaic virus infecting cowpeas in northeastern Brazil

E. F. M. Abreu, Tinoco, M. L. P., Andrade, E. C., and Aragão, F. J. L., Diversity among isolates of cowpea severe mosaic virus infecting cowpeas in northeastern Brazil, vol. 11, pp. 3146-3153, 2012.

Eleven isolates of cowpea severe mosaic virus (CPSMV), a member of the genus Comovirus, were selected from 50 samples collected of nine cowpea fields in Northeastern Brazil (Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, and Distrito Federal) and partially sequenced. The RNA1 partial sequence, corresponding to the helicase, viral genome-linked protein, picornain 3C-like protease, and the RNA-directed RNA polymerase genes from CPSMV, had high identity among isolates, varying from 98 to 100%.

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