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SUBMITTER: Rubio-Moraga A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2758891 | biostudies-other | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rubio-Moraga Angela A Castillo-López Raquel R Gómez-Gómez Lourdes L Ahrazem Oussama O
BMC research notes 20090923
<h4>Background</h4>Saffron (Crocus sativus) is considered the world's most expensive spice. Used mainly as a colorant for foodstuffs, it is highly appreciated for its aromatic and flavouring properties. Since no molecular markers for this species have been found in the literature, the objective of this study was to determine whether phenotypical differences found in C. sativus were supported by molecular analyses.<h4>Findings</h4>Thirty primers from Operon Technologies were used in random amplif ...[more]