Diversity of the Sheanut tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) in Ghana

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-304

  Lovett, P N ^a   Haq, N ^b  

^a Shea Project   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinal trends; Isozymes; Morphology; Population variance

Indexed keywords

VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 0033922812     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008710331325     Document Type: Article

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