Analysis of genetic diversity in bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc] landraces using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 220-225

  Ntundu, Wazael H ^a,b   Bach, Inga C ^a   Christiansen, Jørgen L ^a   Andersen, Sven B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TROPICAL PESTICIDES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

AFLP markers; Genetic diversity; Landraces; Tanzania; Vigna subterranean

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; LANDRACE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; SCORING SYSTEM; TANZANIA; VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

BAMBARA; VICTORIA; VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 19744366453     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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