Multivariate analysis of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) germplasm in Nigeria

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 170-179

  Aliyu, O M ^a,c   Awopetu, J A ^b  

^a Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessions; Anacardium occidentale; Genetic variability

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIODIVERSITY; CLONING; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA (CRIN); GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASM;

PLANTS (BOTANY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; THEOBROMA CACAO;

ACCESSION; ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASMS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; RESEARCH PLOTS; SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA;

EID: 34548660837     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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