Genetic diversity of Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy and its relatedness to hexaploid C. dactylon (L.) Pers. as indicated by AFLP markers

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 848-853

  Wu, Y Q ^a   Taliaferro, C M ^a   Bai, G H ^b   Anderson, M P ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON NLEMFUENSIS; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS;

EID: 18744367862     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.913     Document Type: Article

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