Genetic diversity of some Mediterranean populations of the cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) using SSR markers

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1923-1928

  Touil, Leila ^a   Guesmi, F ^a   Fares, K ^a   Zagrouba, C ^a   Ferchichi, A ^a  

^a Arid Area Institute   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.); CFA; Genetic diversity; Hierarchical classification; SSR

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

AGRICULTURE; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AGRICULTURE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; GENETIC MARKERS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 57649200300     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1923.1928     Document Type: Article

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