Low genetic diversity among populations of the rare Chinese endemic Kingdonia uniflora revealed by RAPD analysis

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-73

  Ren, Yi ^a   Liu, Xiao ^b   Ge, Song ^c  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Kingdonia uniflora; RAPDs

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

KINGDONIA UNIFLORA;

EID: 23944514861     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/F6T1-B9RD-QJDY-Q1NC     Document Type: Article

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