Patterns of amplified restriction fragment polymorphism in natural populations and corresponding seed collections of plains rough fescue (Festuca hallii)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 484-492

  Qiu, Jie ^a   Fu, Yong Bi ^b   Bai, Yuguang ^a   Wilmshurst, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFLP; Genetic diversity; Germplasm sampling; Native grass; Plains rough fescue

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED;

AMPLIFIED RESTRICTION FRAGMENT POLYMORPHISM (AFLP); GENETIC DIVERSITY; GERMPLASM SAMPLING; NATIVE GRASS; PLAINS ROUGH FESCUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GERMPLASM; GRASS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; POPULATION TYPE; PRAIRIE; SEED COLLECTION;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

FESTUCA HALLII; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 34548156241     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-037     Document Type: Article

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