DNA fingerprinting demonstrates extremely low levels of genetic variation among blackberry cultivars grown in Finland

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-245

  Antonius, Kristiina ^b   Werlemark, Gun ^a   Nybom, Hilde ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apomixis; Clone; M13 probe; Molecular marker; RFLP; Rosaceae; Rubus allegheniensis

Indexed keywords

ROSACEAE; RUBUS; RUBUS ALLEGHENIENSIS;

EID: 0031508055     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72787     Document Type: Article

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