Genetic improvement of sweet chestnut in Sicily (Castanea sativa Mill.) by the selection of superior autochthonous genotypes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 866, Issue , 2010, Pages 175-180

  Cutino, I ^a   Marchese, A ^a   Marra, F P ^a   Caruso, T ^a  

^a Edificio H Viale delle Scienze 11   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clonal selection; Molecular markers; Morphological traits; Quality characteristics

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 77957201644     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.866.20     Document Type: Article

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