Genetic diversity in natural populations and corresponding seed collections of little bluestem as revealed by AFLP markers

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2254-2260

  Fu, Yong Bi ^a   Phan, Anh T ^b   Coulman, Bruce ^a   Richards, Ken W ^a  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 8444239402     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.2254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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