Résumé
Co-dominant markers suitable for molecular ecological studies in the genus
Adansonia
are highly desirable in order to be able to address a number of interesting research questions related to the special life history traits, gene flow, and distribution dynamics of the
Adansonia
species. This note presents a set of 18 SSR-primers developed for
Adansonia digitata
, and tested for cross-amplification on all members of the
Adansonia
genus. All reported primers were found to amply loci with more than two alleles per locus in
Adansonia digitata
, reflecting its tretraploid nature. Segregation of alleles in open pollinated progenies from trees with four alleles per locus indicated polysomic inheritance for 14 of the 18 loci.