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Genetic diversity of the Chinese traditional herb Blumea balsamifera (Asteraceae) based on AFLP markers.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 14 Apr 2014
Pang Y X, Wang W Q, Zhang Y B, Yuan Y, Yu J B, Zhu M, Chen Y Y
Abstract excerpt
Blumea balsamifera is a commercially important medicinal herb in China and other parts of Asia. It is used to produce borneol. This plant grows in the wild, but resources have diminished greatly in recent years. We examined the genetic diversity of this species to help develop conservation strategies; 35 plants from five provinces were analyzed using AFLPs. Eight AFLP primer combinations generated 1367 fragments,...
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