Geographical distribution of ribosomal DNA variation in taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, in eastern Asia

Euphytica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-172

  Matsuda, Masahiko ^a   Nawata, Eiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colocasia esculenta; Geographical distribution; RFLP; Ribosomal DNA; Taro

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

CHINA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAPAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; SPECIES INTRODUCTION; TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 0036444442     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020825418469     Document Type: Article

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