Intra- and interspecific genetic diversity in grain amaranthus using ramdom amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-56

  Mandal, N ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Grain amaranth; PCR; RAPD

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751337906     PISSN: 18173721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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