Variation among and within Italian alfalfa ecotypes by means of bio-agronomic characters and amplified fragment length polymorphism analyses

Plant Breeding

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Zaccardelli, M ^a   Gnocchi, S ^a   Carelli, M ^a   Scotti, C ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim Colture I   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFLP markers; Bio agronomic characters; Bulk analysis; Ecotype identification; Medicago sativa

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0037331421     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.2003.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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