Genetic divergence among elephantgrass cultivars assessed by RAPD markers in composit samples Divergência genética entre cultivares de capim-elefante avaliada por marcadores RAPD em amostras compostas
Elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) is native to regions of tropical Africa and was introduced in Brazil around 1920 through plantings imported from Cuba. It is currently one of the most widespread forage plants throughout the country. At first, there were two cultivars, Napier and Mercker,...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2002-12-01
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| Series: | Scientia Agricola |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162002000400001 |