Assessment of the genetic diversity in forest tree populations using molecular markers

Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 283-295

  Porth, Ilga ^a   El Kassaby, Yousry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest trees; Genetic diversity; Molecular markers

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TREE;

EID: 84898879321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d6020283     Document Type: Review

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