Integration of <scp>AFLP</scp>s, <scp>SSR</scp>s and <scp>SNP</scp>s markers into a new genetic map of industrial chicory (<i><scp>C</scp>ichorium intybus </i><scp>L</scp>. var. <i>sativum</i>)

Abstract

Abstract A chicory genetic map of 1208 cM has been created using 247 F 2 plants and 237 markers (170 AFLP , 28 SSR , 27 EST ‐ SNP and 12 EST ‐ SSR ). This map covers 84% of the chicory genome. The chicory‐genic‐markers‐associated sequences were used to find potential orthologs in mapped lettuce EST s from the C ompositae G enome P roject D atabase. Twenty‐seven putative orthologous pairs were retained, pinpointing seven putative blocks of synteny that covered 11% of the chicory genome and 13% of the lettuce genome, opening new perspectives for the analysis of these two species.