A review of geographical distribution of marama bean [Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) Schreiber] and genetic diversity in the Namibian germplasm

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2088-2093

  Nepolo, E ^a   Takundwa, M ^a   Chimwamurombe, P M ^a   Cullis, C A ^b   Kunert, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

FIASCO; Genetic diversity; Marama bean; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMPLASM; MARAMA BEAN; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN;

TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 66949145878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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