Genetic diversity and conservation of two endangered eggplant relatives (Solanum vespertilio Aiton and Solanum lidii Sunding) endemic to the Canary Islands

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 451-464

  Prohens, Jaime ^a   Anderson, Gregory J ^b   Herraiz, F Javier ^a   Bernardello, Gabriel ^c   Santos Guerra, Arnoldo ^d   Crawford, Daniel ^e   Nuez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP analysis; Canary Islands; Conservation; Population genetic structure; Solanum lidii; Solanum vespertilio

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETABLE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM CAMPYLACANTHUM; SOLANUM LIDII; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM PANDURIFORME; SOLANUM VESPERTILIO;

EID: 34147178035     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-006-9174-5     Document Type: Article

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