The genetic diversity of Jatropha Curcas (L.) germplasm in Ghana as revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Owusu Danquah, E ^a,c   Akromah, R ^a   Quashie Sam, S J ^a   Oduro, W ^a   Falk, D ^b   Thevathasan, N V ^b   Gordon, A M ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Genetic diversity; Germplasm; Jatropha curcas; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMPLASM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LANDHOLDING; PARAMETERIZATION; POLYMORPHISM; YIELD RESPONSE;

GHANA;

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84869138903     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-012-9488-6     Document Type: Article

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