Variability in waxiness of Eucalyptus gunnii foliage for floriculture

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 279-288

  Wirthensohn, Michelle G ^a   Collins, Graham ^a   Jones, Graham P ^a   Sedgley, Margaret ^a  

^a Viticulture Oenology Waite C ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulked segregant analysis; Epicuticular wax; Eucalyptus gunnii; Floriculture; GC; RAPDs; Scanning electron microscopy; TLC

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033599068     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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