Genetic diversity in the Centaurea cineraria group (Compositae) in Sicily using isozymes

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-16

  Bancheva, S ^a   Geraci, A ^b   Raimondo, F M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centaurea; Endemics; Genetic diversity; Isozyme analysis

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CINERARIA; ERYCINA;

EID: 33644839273     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500499759     Document Type: Article

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