Amplified fragment length polymorphism analyses unravel a striking difference in the intraspecific genetic diversity of four species of genus Zingiber Boehm. From the Western Ghats, South India

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-247

  Kavitha, P G ^a,c   Kiran, A G ^a   Dinesh Raj, R ^a   Sabu, M ^b   Thomas, G ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

AFLP; Genetic diversity; Ginger; Phylogeny; Zingiber

Indexed keywords

ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

EID: 77953489240     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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