Use of SSR molecular markers for sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) species

Abstract

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), belonging to Rosaceae family, is a very popular fruit tree species and it is cultivated worldwide. Recent advances in molecular biology research have brought to light new data, including the identification of molecular markers related to traits of interest. Microsatellite (simple sequence repeats or SSR) markers have been used extensively for a variety of purposes, such as the study of genetic variability, DNA fingerprinting, molecular identification, etc. The present review proposes to bring together data referring to the use of SSRs for the sweet cherry species.