Development of Genomic Microsatellite Markers in Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) Using Next Generation Sequencing and Assessment of Their Cross-Species Transferability and Utility for Diversity Analysis

• Heena Ambreen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Heena Ambreen, Shivendra Kumar

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Shivendra Kumar ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Heena Ambreen, Shivendra Kumar

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Murali Tottekkad Variath,

  Current address: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru PO, Hyderabad, 502324, Andhra Pradesh, India

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Gopal Joshi,

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Sapinder Bali,

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Manu Agarwal,

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Amar Kumar,

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Arun Jagannath ,

  * E-mail: shailendragoel@gmail.com (SG); jagannatharun@yahoo.co.in (AJ)

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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• Shailendra Goel

  * E-mail: shailendragoel@gmail.com (SG); jagannatharun@yahoo.co.in (AJ)

  Affiliation Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

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