Genetic diversity in Kenyan populations of Acacia senegal (L.) willd revealed by combined RAPD and ISSR markers

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2333-2340

  Josiah, Chiveu Chemulanga ^a   George, Dangasuk Otto ^a   Eleazar, Omunyin Michael ^a   Nyamu, Wachira Francis ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia senegal; Combined RAPD+ISSR; Conservation; Genetic diversity; Kenya; Multipurpose; Selection

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ACULEIFERUM;

EID: 48149085119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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