Genetic diversity in Acorus calamus L. as revealed by RAPD markers and its relationship with β-asarone content and ploidy level

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-297

  Ahlawat, Anita ^a   Katoch, Meenu ^a   Ram, Gandhi ^a   Ahuja, Ashok ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Asarone; Acorus calamus L.; Ploidy level; RAPD; Tetraploid; Triploid

Indexed keywords

ETHER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PLOIDY; POLYMORPHISM; QUALITY CONTROL; RELATEDNESS; SEDGE;

ACORUS CALAMUS;

EID: 76349111074     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.12.035     Document Type: Article

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