Genetic diversity and population structure of Guinea yams and their wild relatives in South and South West Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 529-541

  Mengesha, Wendawek Abebe ^a   Demissew, Sebsebe ^b   Fay, M F ^c   Smith, R J ^c   Nordal, I ^d   Wilkin, P ^c  

^a DILLA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dioscorea; Genetic diversity; Guinea yams; Microsatellite markers; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ETHIOPIA;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 84873522592     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9856-0     Document Type: Article

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