The role of Iran (Persia) in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) domestication, evolution and migration via the Silk Trade Route

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 859, Issue , 2010, Pages 229-236

  Gharghania, A ^a   Zamani, Z ^b   Talaie, A ^b   Fattahi, R ^b   Hajnajari, H ^c   Oraguzie, N C ^d   Wiedow, C ^e   Gardiner, S E ^e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c SEED AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple; Domestication; Phenogram; Population structure; SSR

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS ORIENTALIS; MALUS SIEVERSII; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77957311809     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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