Microsatellite profiles as a basis for intellectual property protection in grape

  1. Ibaňez, J. 1
  2. Van Eeuwijk, F.A. 2
  1. 1 Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario
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    Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario

    Madrid, España

  2. 2 Lab. of Plant Breeding, Dpt of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, Netherlands
Zeitschrift:
Acta Horticulturae

ISSN: 0567-7572

Datum der Publikation: 2003

Ausgabe: 603

Seiten: 41-47

Art: Artikel

SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-75649128137 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Andere Publikationen in: Acta Horticulturae

Zusammenfassung

The use of microsatellite analysis in a forensic procedure for establishing infringement on plant breeders' rights in vegetatively propagated crops was evaluated. A reference collection of 45 seedless grape varieties was chosen as reference collection. Matching probabilities of grape microsatellite genotypes were calculated under the assumption of independent breeding programs. After testing for independence of alleles within and between loci a set of 5 microsatellite loci was chosen as basis for the calculation of matching probabilities. Even the highest matching probabilities were so low that a forensic procedure using microsatellites seems to provide a sound basis for assessing infringements on plant breeders' rights for the case of grape.