Genetic diversity in Borago officinalis germplasm as revealed by seed oils and AFLP polymorphism

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 853-859

  De Lisi, Antonino ^a   Montesano, Vincenzo ^a   Negro, Donatella ^a   Sarli, Giulio ^a   Blanco, Emanuela ^a   Sonnante, Gabriella ^a   Laghetti, Gaetano ^a  

^a Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFLP; Borago officinalis; Gamma linolenic acid; Genetic diversity; Germplasm collection; Seed oil content

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GERMPLASM; HERB; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; RESEARCH WORK; SEED; WILD POPULATION;

ITALY;

BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84896048758     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-014-0081-x     Document Type: Article

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