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New highly polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.). were developed from several sources. The markers were characterized, and segregation in a mapping population allowed to assigne them to linkage groups. Their transferability …

Eastern filbert blight (EFB), caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala, is the primary limiting factor to growing European hazelnuts, Corylus avellana, in New Jersey and much of the eastern United States. Anisogramma anomala is native to North America where it is found naturally…