A phenotypic diversity analysis of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) landraces of Chinese origin

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-384

  Li, Yu ^a   Wu, Shuzhi ^a   Cao, Yongsheng ^a   Zhang, Xianzhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; foxtail millet; landraces; phenotypic diversity; Setaria italica; Shannon Weaver diversity index

Indexed keywords

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 0029840229     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00132958     Document Type: Article

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