AFLP marker diversity in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.)

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-187

  Egesi, C N ^a   Asiedu, R ^b   Ude, G ^c   Ogunyemi, S ^d   Egunjobi, J K ^d  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphism; Dioscorea alata; DNA fingerprinting; Genetic variability; Water yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 33846593916     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR2006121     Document Type: Article

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