Successful amplification of rice chloroplast microsatellites from century-old grass samples from the Park Grass Experiment

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Biss, Pamela ^a   Freeland, Joanna ^a   Silvertown, Jonathan ^a   McConway, Kevin ^a   Lutman, Peter ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthoxanthum ordoratum; Archived plant samples; Chloroplast microsatellites; Festuca rubra; Park grass experiment

Indexed keywords

ANTHOXANTHUM; ANTHOXANTHUM ORDORATUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; POACEAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 1642518276     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02772800     Document Type: Review

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