Molecular genetic studies on Pears (Pyrus spp.) in the Western Cape

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 671, Issue , 2005, Pages 259-265

  Van Dyk, M M ^a   Koning, G ^a   Simayi, Z ^a   Booi, S ^a   Maharaj, R ^a   Selala, M C ^a   Du Preez, M G ^a   Rees, D J G ^a   Labuschagne, I F ^b   Warnich, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bud mutation systems; Genetic linkage maps; Marker assisted breeding group (MABG); Marker assisted selection (MAS); Simple sequence repeats

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748974485     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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