Genetic similarities among cocoyam cultivars based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 267-276

  Schnell, R J ^a   Goenaga, R ^b   Olano, C T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Trop Agriculture Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocoyam; Colocasia; Genetic diversity; Molecular markers; PCR; RAPD; Tanier; Taro; Xanthosoma

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; XANTHOSOMA;

EID: 0033538101     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00247-7     Document Type: Article

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