Development and use of novel microsatellite markers from double-enriched genomic libraries in Guatemalan Jatropha curcas

• Twenty-three microsatellites of Jatropha curcas were developed and characterized.
• Polymorphism was evaluated in 50 individuals collected from Guatemala.
• SSRs averaged high levels of observed (0.684) and expected (0.653) heterozygosities.
• These markers will be useful for for population genetic studies in J. curcas.