“…However, such methods are unsuitable for cultivated strawberries as genetic and phenotypic variations between cultivars are minimal. As a consequence, DNA markers were developed to facilitate analysis of genetic diversity, linkage mapping, and identification of cultivars (Chambers et al, 2013;Congiu et al, 2000;Degani et al, 2001;Garcia et al, 2002;Govan et al, 2008;Isobe et al, 2013;Kunihisa et al, 2003;Tyrka et al, 2002). SSR markers for strawberry were first developed using primer pairs that amplified characterized regions such as expressed sequence tags (ESTs) or genomic libraries, in contrast to other primer pairs that amplified anonymous DNA fragments (Ashley et al, 2003;Bassil et al, 2006;Gil-Ariza et al, 2006;James et al, 2003;Lewers et al, 2005;Monfort et al, 2006;Sargent et al, 2003).…”