Persea (avocados) phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters: Hypothesis of species relationships

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-258

  Rojas, Eduardo Campos ^a   Terrazas, Teresa ^a   López Mata, Lauro ^a  

^a Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Eriodaphne; Fruit shape; Germplasm; Persea; Seed diameter; Wild avocados

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; GERMPLASM; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

NECTANDRA; OCOTEA; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 33847385544     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-005-3808-x     Document Type: Article

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