Genetic variation in the Afromontane tree Prunus africana, an endangered medicinal species

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-156

  Dawson, I K ^a   Powell, W ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afromontane; Conservation; Medicinal plant; Prunus africana; RAPD; Tropical tree

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR VARIANCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PRODUCT; POPULATION GENETICS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

PRUNUS AFRICANA;

EID: 0032897530     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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