Development of cleavage amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers for identification of strawberry cultivars

We developed 6 cleavage amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers to identify strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) cultivars, with an aim of protecting breeders' rights. We successfully used them to distinguish 14commercial cultivars. The results were highly reproducible among different extraction methods, different organs and different researchers. The stability and simplicity of CAPS analysis makes it a good tool for the identification of strawberries. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.