Variation of nuclear ribosomal RNA genes in Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 815-821

  Pillay, Michael ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Eragrostis tef; Genetic variation; Restriction map; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS;

EID: 0031405342     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-805     Document Type: Article

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