AJB Primer Notes & Protocols in the Plant Sciences is an online-only section of the American Journal of Botany (AJB) intended to promote rapid dissemination of protocols used in genetic analyses of plants. Subjects appropriate for this section include: (1) marker notes providing primer sequences for microsatellite or other markers in particular taxa, and (2) protocol notes describing new methods for isolating, visualizing, or scoring genetic markers. Protocol notes are expected to provide evidence that the new protocol increases the accuracy or reproducibility of marker scoring, decreases the time or expense of marker scoring, or provides the ability to score new classes of markers.
For primer notes, the intent is to demonstrate the usefulness of newly developed primers for subsequent, more detailed studies. Sampling distribution and numbers will depend on the life history characteristics of the organism under study, but sample sizes should be adequate to support the genetic parameters presented. For example, sample sizes are expected to be greater for abundant and widely distributed species than for rare species. Whenever possible, the use of data from multiple populations is encouraged to capture a wider range of potential variation. Although most primers are expected to exhibit polymorphism, monomorphic primers are also acceptable because they may be useful in other populations or related taxa. Given the limited sampling and biological characteristics of some species (small population sizes, recent colonization, admixture, clonality, etc.), tests of linkage disequilibrium and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are not required for primer notes articles but are instead reserved for later in-depth population surveys.
Uploaded August 6, 2010 AJB Advance Access
Gustavo M. Mori, Maria I. Zucchi, Iracilda Sampaio, and Anete P. Souza
Am. J. Bot. published online August 6, 2010, doi:10.3732/ajb.1000219 [Abstract][PDF]
Chen Chen, Yi-Hui Liu, Cheng-Xing Fu, and Ying-Xiong Qiu
Am. J. Bot. published online August 6, 2010, doi:10.3732/ajb.1000165 [Abstract][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(8): 2010
Lorena B. Parra Gonzalez, Shannon C. K. Straub, Jeff J. Doyle, Paula E. Mora Ortega, Haroldo E. Salvo Garrido, and Iván J. Maureira Butler
Am. J. Bot. published online July 26, 2010, doi:10.3732/ajb.1000170 [Abstract][PDF]
Shu-Zhen Wang, Lei Pan, Kan Hu, Chan-You Chen, and Yi Ding
Am. J. Bot. published online July 26, 2010, doi:10.3732/ajb.1000153 [Abstract][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(7): 2010
Ya-Ming Gong, Sheng-Chun Xu, Wei-Hua Mao, Qi-Zan Hu, Gu-Wen Zhang, Ju Ding, and Ze-Yun Li
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e69-e71. Published online June 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000166 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Dirk U. Bellstedt, Michael D. Pirie, J. Christiaan Visser, Margaret J. de Villiers, and Berit Gehrke
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e65-e68. Published online July 1, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000181 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Glyn M. Figueira, Pamela R. Ramelo, Daniela C. Ogasawara, Ilio Montanari, Jr., Maria I. Zucchi, Marcelo M.Cavallari, and Mary A. Foglio
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e63-e64. Published online June 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000145 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Xiao-Yi Li, Zheng-Feng Wang, Peng Zhu, Wan-Hui Ye, Xiao-Feng Huang, Lin-Fang Wu, Sheng-Feng Chai, and Hong-Lin Cao
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e61-e62. Published online June 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000136 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Sergio Currò, Marco Caruso, Gaetano Distefano, Alessandra Gentile, and Stefano La Malfa
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e58-e60. Published online June 16, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000143 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(6): 2010
Na-Na Xu, Shuo Yu, Jun-guo Zhang, Po Keung Eric Tsang, and Xiao-Yong Chen
Development, characterization, and transferability of microsatellite markers for Kirengeshoma palmata (Hydrangeaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e48-e51; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000134 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Serena Terzoli, Isacco Beritognolo, Maurizio Sabatti, and Elena Kuzminsky
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e45-e47. Published online May 21, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000112 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Andreas Homolka, Maria Berenyi, Kornel Burg, Dieter Kopecky, and Silvia Fluch
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e42-e44. Published online May 24, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000127 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Yong Li, Lu Liang, and Xue-Jun Ge
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e39-e41. Published online May 7, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000098 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(5): 2010
Susan M. Kabat, Christopher W. Dick, and Mark D. Hunter
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e37-e38. Published online April 14, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000064 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Kathrin Luettmann, Inga M. Michalczyk, Christina Mengel, Birgit Ziegenhagen, Eckhard W. Heymann, Pedro P. Pinedo Saboya, and Ronald Bialozyt
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e34-e36. Published online April 19, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000096 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Jana Raabová, Guillaume Hans, Ange-Marie Risterucci, Anne-Laure Jacquemart, and Olivier Raspé
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e31-e33. Published online April 14, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000084 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Juan M. Arroyo, Cristina Rigueiro, Rocío Rodríguez, Arndt Hampe, Alfredo Valido, Francisco Rodríguez-Sánchez, and Pedro Jordano
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e26-e30. Published online April 1, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000069 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Rafael G. Albaladejo, Federico Sebastiani, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Juan P. González-Varo, Giovanni G. Vendramin, and Abelardo Aparicio
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e23-e25. Published online March 26, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000060 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(4): 2010
Jessica R. Brzyski
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e20-e22. Published online February 25, 2010, doi:10.3732/ajb.1000008 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(3): 2010
Mónica Arakaki, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, and Pablo R. Speranza
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e17-e19. Published online February 19, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000026 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Yan Liu, Xue-Jun Ge, Qi-Bao Sun, and Tong Cao
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e14-e16. Published online February 16, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000014 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Violeta I. Simón, F. Xavier Picó, and Juan Arroyo
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e10-e13. Published online February 19, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.1000023 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
Theresa M. Culley and J. Ryan Stewart
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e7-e9. Published online January 29, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900394 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(2): 2010
Sara López-Vinyallonga, Mónica Arakaki, Núria Garcia-Jacas, Alfonso Susanna, Matthew A. Gitzendanner, Douglas E. Soltis, and Pamela S. Soltis
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e4-e6. Published online January 15, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900376 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
From American Journal of Botany 97(1): 2010
Rachel Prunier and Andrew Latimer
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e1-e3. Published online December 11, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900326 [Abstract][Full Text][PDF]
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