Assessment of genetic diversity in the medicinal climber Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers (Menispermaceae) from Gujarat, India

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6499-6505

  Kalpesh, Ishnava ^a   Mohan, J S S ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic diversity; Medicinal plant; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; INDIA; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; MENISPERMACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

MENISPERMACEAE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 74549165527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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