Genetic variation of Tunisian Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae) populations assessed by isozymes and RAPDs

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 845-853

  Messaoud, Chokri ^a   Afif, Makrem ^a   Boulila, Abdennacer ^a   Rejeb, Mohamed Nejib ^b   Boussaid, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b National Institute of Research in Agricultural Engineering Water and Forests   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Isozymes; Myrtus communis; RAPDs; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 36549051162     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007061     Document Type: Article

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