Genetic characterization of some water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions in West Africa with simple sequence repeats

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 634-638

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

^a National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Intl Inst of Trop Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^d Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core germplasm; Dioscorea alata; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMPLASM; HETEROZYGOSITY; YAM;

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 73949093591     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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