Population Structure and Diversity in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Germplasm

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Dida, Mathews M ^a,e   Wanyera, Nelson ^b   Harrison Dunn, Melanie L ^c   Bennetzen, Jeffrey L ^d   Devos, Katrien M ^e  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Kalengyere Research Station   (Uganda)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d University of Georgia   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Eleusine coracana; Finger millet; Phylogenetic analysis; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85140640531     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: 15735109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S12042-008-9012-3     Document Type: Article

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