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    Transcriptome characterization and screening of molecular markers in ecologically important Himalayan species (Rhododendron arboreum)
    (Canadian Science Publishing, 2018) Choudhary, S.; Thakur, S.; Najar, R.A.; Majeed, A.; Singh, A.; Bhardwaj, P.; Crease, T.
    Rhododendron arboreum is an ecologically prominent species, which also lends commercial and medicinal benefits in the form of palatable juices and useful herbal drugs. Local abundance and survival of the species under a highly fluctuating climate make it an ideal model for genetic structure and functional analysis. However, a lack of genomic data has hampered additional research. In the present study, cDNA libraries from floral and foliar tissues of the species were sequenced to provide a foundation for understanding the functional aspects of the genome and to construct an enriched repository that will promote genomics studies in the genera. Illumina's platform facilitated the generation of ?100 million high-quality paired-end reads. De novo assembly, clustering, and filtering out of shorter transcripts predicted 113 167 non-redundant transcripts with an average length of 1164.6 bases. Of these, 71 961 transcripts were categorized based on functional annotations in the Gene Ontology database, whereby 5710 were grouped into 141 pathways and 23 746 encoded for different transcription factors. Transcriptome screening further identified 35 419 microsatellite regions, of which, 43 polymorphic loci were characterized on 30 genotypes. Seven hundred and nineteen transcripts had 811 high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphic variants with a minimum coverage of 10, a total score of 20, and SNP% of 50. ? 2018 Published by NRC Research Press.
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    Development and characterization of genomic microsatellite markers in Tinospora cordifolia
    (Springer India, 2017) Gargi, Madhuranjana; Thakur, Sapna; Anand, Shashi Shekhar; Choudhary, Shruti; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Gargi, M.; Thakur, S.; Anand, S.S.; Choudhary, S.; Bhardwaj, P.
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    Development and characterization of genomic microsatellite markers in Prosopis cineraria
    (Elsevier B.V., 2017) Anand, Shashi Shekhar; Thakur, Sapna; Gargi, Madhuranjana; Choudhary, Shruti; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Anand, S.S.; Thakur, S.; Gargi, M.; Choudhary, S.; Bhardwaj, P.
    Characterization of genetic diversity is a must for exploring the genetic resources for plant development and improvement. Prosopis cineraria is ecologically imperative species known for its innumerable biological benefits. Since there is a lack of genetic resources for the species, so it is crucial to unravel the population dynamics which will be very effective in plant improvement and conservation strategies. Of the 41 genomic microsatellite markers designed from (AG)n enriched library, 24 were subsequently employed for characterization on 30 genotypes of Indian arid region. A total of 93 alleles with an average 3.875 could be amplified by tested primer pairs. The average observed and expected heterozygosity was 0.5139 and 0.5786, respectively with 23 primer pairs showing significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Polymorphic information content average to 0.5102 and the overall polymorphism level was found to be 93.27%. STRUCTURE analysis and DARwin exhibited the presence of 4 clusters among 30 genotypes. ? 2017 The Authors
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    Development and characterization of genomic microsatellite markers in Rhododendron arboreum
    (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2014) Choudhary, Shruti; Thakur, Sapna; Saini, Ram Gopal; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Choudhary, S.; Thakur, S.; Saini, R.G.; Bhardwaj, P.
    Population genetics characteristics are the fundamentals of conservation and management practices. Rhododendronarboreum, a key biodiversity component inhabiting Indian Himalayas, suffers from overexploitation and global warming. Using biotin?streptavidin hybridization technique, 41 microsatellite markers were designed from an enriched DNA library to provide a genetic background and an insight into the population structure of the species. With a range of 2?14 alleles amplified from 38 loci, the populations were reported with observed and expected heterozygosity of 0.167?0.933 and 0.422?0.917 respectively. Some of the loci showed significant deviations from Hardy?Weinberg equilibrium and overall no linkage disequilibrium was detected. These markers will support genetic diversity and further genotyping studies in R. arboreum. ? 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.