Genetic diversity and relationships of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in southern Mexico

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 621-627

  Whitkus, R ^a   De La Cruz, M ^b   Mota Bravo, L ^c   Gomez Pompa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cacao; Crop evolution; Genetic diversity; RAPD; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031960906     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050780     Document Type: Article

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