Northeast Brazil: A secondary center of diversity for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-213

  Romão, Roberto L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Germplasm; Secondary center of diversity; Traditional farming; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BRAZIL; GENETIC CHANGE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIANCE; INTROGRESSION;

CITRULLUS LANATUS;

EID: 0034036923     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008723706557     Document Type: Article

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