Phenotypic evaluation and characterization of a collection of Malus species

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 943-964

  Höfer, Monika ^a   Eldin Ali, Mohamed Ali Mohamed Saad ^a   Sellmann, Jörg ^a   Peil, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Evaluation; Genetic resources; Germplasm; Malus species; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FRUIT; GENETIC RESOURCE; GERMPLASM; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RELATEDNESS;

GERMANY;

MALUS; MALUS FUSCA; MALUS ORIENTALIS; MALUS SIEVERSII; MALUS TRILOBATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84902013087     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-014-0088-3     Document Type: Article

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