Genetic variation among highly endangered Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell from Southern India as detected using RAPD analysis

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 769-782

  Karthikeyan, Alagarsamy ^a   Madhanraj, Anandaraj ^a   Pandian, Shunmugiah Karutha ^a   Ramesh, Manikandan ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacopa monnieri; Brahmi; Genetic variation; Polymorphism; Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; POLYMORPHISM; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

INDIA;

BACOPA MONNIERI;

EID: 85027918820     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9695-4     Document Type: Article

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