Assessment of genetic diversity of Highland bananas from the National Banana Germplasm Collection at Rubona, Rwanda using RAPD markers

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-299

  Nsabimana, Antoine ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Germplasm; Musa spp.; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM;

AFRICA; BUTARE; CENTRAL AFRICA; RUBONA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MUSA;

EID: 34250819804     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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