Genetic diversity of Striga Hermonthica populations in Ethiopia: Evaluating the role of geography and host specificity in shaping population structure

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 773-782

  Welsh, Amy B ^a   Mohamed, Kamal I ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Ethiopia; Genetic; Geography; Host specificity; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CEREAL; DISPERSAL; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HERB; HETEROGENEITY; HOST SPECIFICITY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA;

ELEUSINE CORACANA; OROBANCHACEAE; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960432589     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660104     Document Type: Article

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