RAPD assessment of clonal identity of somatic seedlings derived from vegetative shoot apices of mature Pinus patula trees

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-183

  Malabadi, R B ^a   Hills, P N ^a   van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clonal forestry; Genetic stability; RAPD analysis; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLONAL ORGANISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; POLYMORPHISM; SEEDLING; TREE;

PINUS PATULA;

EID: 33745486746     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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