Genetic diversity in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) landraces from Zimbabwe revealed by RAPD and SSR markers

Hereditas

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 142-153

  Mujaju, C ^a   Sehic, J ^a   Werlemark, G ^a   Garkava Gustavsson, L ^a   Fatih, M ^b   Nybom, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Biodiversity Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LANDRACE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT; WATERMELON; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ALLELES; BREEDING; CITRULLUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PLANT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; ZIMBABWE;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS;

EID: 77956396411     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: 16015223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.2010.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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