Genetic differentiation among Ecuadorian Theobroma cacao L. accessions using DNA and morphological analyses

Euphytica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-87

  Lerceteau, Estelle ^a   Quiroz, James ^b   Soria, Jorge ^c   Flipo, Sophie ^a   Pétiard, Vincent ^a   Crouzilat, Dominique ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b Inst Nac Invest Agropecuarias   (Ecuador)

^c IDEA Quito   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Cacao; DNA markets; Ecuador; Morphological markers; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

HEMIRAMPHUS BALAO; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0030927729     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002993415875     Document Type: Article

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