Genetic diversity in three natural Tunisian Lamiaceae: Rosmarinus officinalis L., Lavandula multifida L. and Thymus algeriensis L. and implications for conservation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 723, Issue , 2006, Pages 69-77

  Boussaid M ^a   Chograni, H ^a   Bel Hadj Ali, I ^a   Zaouali, Y ^a   Ben Fadhel, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ecological group; Isozyme; Lamiaceae; Population structure

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LAVANDULA MULTIFIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; THYMUS (THYME);

EID: 33846111218     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.723.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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