An assessment of genetic variability and relationships within Asian pears based on AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) markers

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-380

  Bao, Lu ^a   Chen, Kunsong ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a   Li, Xiugen ^b   Teng, Yuanwen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

AFLP; Asian pears; Genetic diversity; Pyrus

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; ECOTYPE; EVOLUTION; FRUIT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM;

PYRUS; PYRUS BETULAEFOLIA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS ELAEAGRIFOLIA; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA; PYRUS USSURIENSIS;

EID: 42749087231     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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