The geographical distribution of allelic diversity, a practical means of preserving and using minor root crop genetic resources

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-489

  Lebot, Vincent ^a   Ivancic, Anton ^b   Abraham, Kuttolamadathil ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 26244432818     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479705002875     Document Type: Review

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