Clone identification and genetic relationship among vine cacti from the genera Hylocereus and Selenicereus based on RAPD analysis

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 100, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 279-289

  Tel Zur, N ^a   Abbo, S ^b   Bar Zvi, D ^a   Mizrahi, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Genetic relationship; Hylocereus; Pitahaya; Selenicereus; Vine cacti

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS;

CACTACEAE; HYLOCEREUS; LEPTOCEREUS QUADRICOSTATUS; SELENICEREUS; SELENICEREUS MEGALANTHUS;

EID: 1842687983     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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