Genetic diversity and population's structure in Tunisian strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 330-337

  Takrouni, Malek Mhamdi ^a   Boussaid, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arbutus unedo; Conservation; Genetic diversity; Natural populations; RAPD's

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CULTIVAR; DEFORESTATION; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERSITY INDEX; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED DISPERSAL;

TUNISIA;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; ERICACEAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 80051838518     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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