Fundação de Pesquisas Científicas de Ribeirão Preto (FUNPEC-RP)
Abstract
Bromeliaceae is an important botany family that includes
many species with economic value; demand for members of this family
is increasing. However, illegal collection frequently occurs, drastically
reducing the species populations; thus, it is necessary to collect and
store Bromeliaceae genetic material. In this study, we identified and
quantified genetic variability of the Bromeliad family using dominant
markers to create the first Germplasm Bank in the northeast region
of Brazil. Molecular tools were used to characterize the collected
accessions. The combination of 11 inter-simple sequence repeats and
13 random amplified polymorphic DNA markers were used to detect
the genetic variability of wild bromeliad accessions
