Rationalization of taro germplasm collections in the Pacific Island region using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-220

  Mace, E S ^a,f   Mathur, P N ^b   Izquierdo, L ^a,g   Hunter, D ^c   Taylor, M B ^c   Singh, D ^d,h   DeLacy, I H ^a   Jackson, G V H ^e   Godwin, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^c Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPC Aquaculture Section   (Fiji)

^d National Agricultural Research Institute   (Papua New Guinea)

^e Queens Park   (Australia)

^f Hermitage Research Station   (Australia)

^g SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h Plant Breeding Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Pacific Island region; SSRs; Taro

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33846631378     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR2006125     Document Type: Article

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