Levels of allozymic diversity in diploid and tetraploid Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus (blueberries)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 327-332

  Hokanson, Karen ^a   Hancock, Jim ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotetraploidy; Vaccinium angustifolium; Vaccinium corymbosum; Vaccinium myrtilloides

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 0031822263     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-081     Document Type: Article

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