The species distinction of the narrow-leaved Festuca from East Africa based on AFLP fingerprinting and morphology

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 85-95

  Namaganda, Mary ^a,b   Lye, Kåre A ^a   Heun, Manfred ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRASS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ABYSSINICA; FESTUCA PILGERI;

EID: 43049098224     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0107-055X.2007.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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