The Frankincense tree (Boswellia sacra, Burseraceae) from Oman: ITS and ISSR analyses of genetic diversity and implications for conservation

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1041-1052

  Coppi, Andrea ^a   Cecchi, Lorenzo ^a   Selvi, Federico ^a,b   Raffaelli, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boswellia sacra; Dhofar; Frankincense tree; Genetic diversity; ISSR markers; ITS sequences; Oman flora; UNESCO sites

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DICOTYLEDON; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GERMPLASM; GLOBAL WARMING;

OMAN; ZUFAR;

BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; BURSERACEAE;

EID: 77955677811     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9546-8     Document Type: Article

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