Application of Marker-assisted Selection in Persimmon Breeding of PCNA Offspring Using SCAR Markers among the Population from the Cross between Non-PCNA ‘Taigetsu’ and PCNA ‘Kanshu’

Persimmon ( Diospyros kaki Thunb) is hexaploid, and the pollination-constant, non-astringent (PCNA)/non-PCNA trait of Japanese origin is qualitatively controlled by the AST / ast alleles at a single locus and the PCNA trait is recessive to the non-PCNA trait. To avoid inbreeding depression led by repeated crosses among PCNA genotypes, non-PCNA genotypes should be used as cross parents. The marker-assisted selection system has been developed for...