Diversity among landraces of Indian snapmelon (Cucumis melo var. momordica)

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1267-1283

  Dhillon, N P S ^a   Ranjana, R ^a   Singh, Kuldeep ^a   Eduardo, I ^b   Monforte, A J ^b   Pitrat, M ^c   Dhillon, N K ^a   Singh, P P ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL GENOMICS CRAG   (Spain)

^c Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; DNA markers; Genetic diversity; Landraces; Taxonomic relationships

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; PEST RESISTANCE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; IRAQ; MALDIVES; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

APHIS GOSSYPII; CARICA PAPAYA; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MOMORDICA; PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS; PERONOSPORACEAE; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 34447525461     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-006-9108-2     Document Type: Article

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