Sampling tissue for DNA analysis of trees: Trunk cambium as an alternative to canopy leaves

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 265-269

  Colpaert, N ^a   Cavers, S ^b   Bandou, E ^c   Caron, H ^b   Gheysen, G ^a   Lowe, A J ^b,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

AFLP; Cambium; DNA extraction; Sample preservation; Trees; Tropical

Indexed keywords

DNA; EXTRACTION; TISSUE; WOOD PRESERVATION; FORESTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPICS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM (AFLP); CAMBIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; SAMPLE PRESERVATION; TROPICAL;

FORESTRY; TISSUE;

EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TISSUE; WOOD PRESERVATION;

AFLP; CAMBIUM; CANOPY LEAVES; DNA ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; LEAF TISSUES; SAMPLE PRESERVATION; TREE; TROPICAL; TROPICAL TREE SPECIES;

EID: 25444508140     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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