Assessing the genetic diversity of Centaurea parlatoris group (Sect. Dissectae, Compositae) in Sicily using isozymes

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 778-785

  Bancheva, S ^a   Geraci, A ^b   Raimondo, F M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centaurea; Endemics; Genetic diversity; Isozyme; Sicily

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CENTAUREA; SICANA;

EID: 84858050306     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.629462     Document Type: Article

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