Genetic variation and clonal diversity of the two divergent types of clonal populations of Leymus chinensis Tzvel on the Song Liao Steppe in the west of northeastern China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 811-822

  Wang, Yu Sheng ^a   Teng, Xiao Hua ^a   Huang, Da Ming ^b   Nakamura, Miki ^a   Hong, Rui Min ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clonal diversity; Divergent type; Genetic variation; Leymus chinensis population

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION;

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

LEYMUS CHINENSIS;

EID: 24944548165     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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