Genetic characterization of Ghanaian avocados using microsatellite markers

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-809

  Acheampong, Atiako Kwame ^a,c   Akromah, Richard ^a   Ofori, Felix A ^a   Takrama, Jemmy F ^b   Saada, David ^c   Bitton, Iris ^c   Lavi, Uri ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b New Tafo   (Ghana)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diversity; Founder parents; Horticultural races; Persea americana; Phylogenetic tree; SSR

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 57149095051     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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