A rapid and inexpensive method for the direct PCR amplification of DNA from plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Bellstedt, Dirk U ^a   Pirie, Michael D ^a   Visser, J Christiaan ^a   de Villiers, Margaret J ^a   Gehrke, Berit ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Direct PCR; DNA isolation; Plant biotechnology; Plant systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUFFERING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DILUTION; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLASTID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77954631756     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000181     Document Type: Article

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