Insights on the evolution of a vegetatively propagated crop species

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2838-2840

  Olsen, Kenneth M ^a   Schaal, Barbara A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; CELL CLONE; CROP; EVOLUTION; FRENCH GUIANA; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; REVIEW;

CLONE CELLS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EVOLUTION; FRENCH GUIANA; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MANIHOT;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 34447123277     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03359.x     Document Type: Review

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