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Research Project: Management of Temperate-Adapted Fruit, Nut, and Specialty Crop Genetic Resources and Associated Information

Location: National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Title: The importance of being 'Boysen': Examining genotypic variation with simple sequence repeat markers

Author
item CARTER, KATIE - Oregon State University
item Zurn, Jason
item Bassil, Nahla
item Finn, Chad
item Hummer, Kim

Submitted to: Journal of the American Pomological Society
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/4/2018
Publication Date: 1/1/2019
Citation: Carter, K., Zurn, J.D., Bassil, N.V., Finn, C.E., Hummer, K.E. 2019. The importance of being 'Boysen': Examining genotypic variation with simple sequence repeat markers. Journal of American Pomological Society. 73:47-52.

Interpretive Summary: Multiple variants of ‘Boysen’ have been horticulturally recognized since the genotype was introduced in 1935. An improved DNA fingerprinting set was applied to ‘Boysen’ and ‘Logan’ variants and their putative parents obtained from private growers and commercial nurseries. A ‘Boysen’ genotype likely to be from the original clone was identified. ‘Boysen’ appears to have resulted from ‘Logan’ x ‘Austin Mayes’. ‘Lucretia’ is not a parent. Continuing work will establish pedigree or relational links for wild and cultivated blackberries.

Technical Abstract: Multiple variants of Rubus hybr. ‘Boysen’ have been horticulturally recognized since the genotype was introduced in 1935. An improved 8-SSR DNA fingerprinting set was applied to ‘Boysen’ and ‘Logan’ variants and their putative parents obtained from private growers and commercial nurseries. A ‘Boysen’ genotype likely to be from the original clone was identified. ‘Boysen’ appears to have resulted from ‘Logan’ x ‘Austin Mayes’. ‘Lucretia’ is not a parent. Continuing work will establish pedigree or relational links for wild and cultivated blackberries.