Characterization of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasm: A critique

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 641-647

  Bedigian, Dorothea ^a  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; CpDNA; Crop plant origin; Crossability; Diversity; Domestication; Indian subcontinent; Morphology; Oil content; Seed color; Sesamum indicum; Variation

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; DOMESTICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENOTYPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SEED; TAXONOMY; VEGETABLE OIL;

AFRICA; GEORGIA; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 77951980416     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9552-x     Document Type: Article

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