Genetic variation in the threatened medicinal tree Prunus Africana in Cameroon and Kenya: implications For current management and evolutionary history
| dc.contributor.author | Muluvi, G. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muchugi, Alice Njeri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lengkeek, Ard G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agufa, Caroline A.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Njagi, E.N.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dawson, Ian K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-02T08:01:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-11-02T08:01:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-11-02 | |
| dc.description | Research paper | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Prunus africana is important medicinal tree threatened by over-exploitation in a number of African countries and therefore, development of national management strategies for conservation and sustainable use are important. A RAPD analysis used to assess patterns of genetic variation in Cameroon and Kenya revealed that significantly more variation partitioned among Kenyan populations than in Cameroon, with a clear genetic disjunction showing between Kenyan stands. Data suggest both particular opportunities and concerns for genetic management in the countries especially in the context of domestication in agroforestry systems | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kenyatta university | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1520 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Conservation, floral history, genetic management, Prunus africana, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) | en_US |
| dc.subject.ddc | Conservation | |
| dc.subject.ddc | floral history | |
| dc.subject.ddc | genetic management | |
| dc.subject.ddc | Prunus africana | |
| dc.subject.ddc | random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) | |
| dc.title | Genetic variation in the threatened medicinal tree Prunus Africana in Cameroon and Kenya: implications For current management and evolutionary history | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |