Habitat and management affect genetic structure of Festuca pratensis but not Lolium multiflorum ecotype populations

Plant Breeding

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 510-517

  Peter Schmid, M K I ^a   Boller, B ^a   Kolliker R ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecotype populations; Festuca pratensis Huds.; Genetic diversity; Genetic resources; Habitat; Lolium multiflorum Lam.; Management; SSR markers

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA PRATENSIS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 51749103109     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01478.x     Document Type: Article

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