Genetic diversity of the greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as revealed with AFLP markers

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 919-929

  Malapa, R ^a   Arnau, G ^a   Noyer, J L ^a   Lebot, V ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

AFLP markers; Dioscorea alata; Enantiophyllum; Genetic diversity; Ploidy levels

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; RELATEDNESS;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS; DIOSCOREA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA PENTAPHYLLA; DIOSCOREA TRIFIDA;

EID: 31544478002     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-003-6122-5     Document Type: Article

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