Genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] in four West African and USA breeding programs as determined by AFLP analysis

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1197-1209

  Fang, Jinggui ^a   Chao, Chih Cheng T ^a   Roberts, Philip A ^a   Ehlers, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ; AFLP; Cowpea; Genetic diversity; Germplasm; Introgression

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; HAY; INTROGRESSION; LEGUME; PLANT BREEDING; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WEST AFRICA;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 34447517565     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-006-9101-9     Document Type: Article

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