Evaluation location: Oregon, United States
In this study, 23 SSRs from a tri-nucleotide enriched genomic library of hazelnut were screened for amplification and polymorphism in 114 representative accessions from 11 Corylus species and 44 hybrids. Fourteen SSRs amplified a single locus and were polymorphic in all species. This study identifies SSRs that can be used for each of these species. The 14 SSRs were used to fingerprint each accession. Diversity estimates were calculated using 8 easy-to-score SSRs. Nuclear SSRs were also compared to universal chloroplast SSRs and the results of this study were submitted to Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.