SSR markers reveal diversity in Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) core set

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2730-2739

  Obidiegwu, J E ^a,b,c   Kolesnikova Allen, M ^d   Ene obong, E E ^c   Muoneke, C O ^c   Asiedu, R ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (United Kingdom)

^b National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^c MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core germplasm; Dioscorea cayenensis D. rotundata; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; SOMATIC MUTATION; YAM;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 67650486143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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