DNA-based assays to distinguish date palm (arecaceae) gender

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Al Mahmoud, Maryam E ^a   Al Dous, Eman K ^a   Al Azwani, Eman K ^a   Malek, Joel A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Date palm; Phoenix dactylifera; Sex determination; Sex specific markers

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARID REGION; CULTIVAR; GENDER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SEX DETERMINATION;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; TREE;

ARECACEAE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

ARECACEAE; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84858414945     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100425     Document Type: Article

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