Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers in Arisaema serratum (Thunb.) Schott, Araceae.

Arisaema serratum is a perennial herb capable of changing sex expression from year to year. We developed five polymorphic microsatellite markers for A. serratum to estimate male reproductive success. Variability at these loci was examined in two populations, one at Horigane and one at Kanazawa Japan; the number of alleles per locus ranged from five to 35 (the mean 21.4) in Horigane and from three to 36 (22.0) in Kanazawa. This high allelic diversity indicates that our markers are suitable for the study of male reproductive success in A. serratum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]