Cytological and Molecular Characterization for Ploidy Determination in Yams (<i>Dioscorea</i> spp.)

Yam (<i>Dioscorea</i> spp.) is a monocotyledonous herbaceous vine plant grown in the tropics and subtropics. It is a multi-species plant with varied intra- and interspecific ploidy levels. Of the 600 species, 11 are cultivated supporting the livelihood of over 300 million people. The pau...

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Main Authors: Cobes Gatarira, Lucia Sládeková, Alžběta Němečková, Denisa Šimoníková, Rajneesh Paliwal, Asrat Asfaw, Michael Abberton, Gueye Badara, Robert Asiedu, Jana Čížková, Eva Hřibová, Jaroslav Doležel, David DeKoeyer, Victor Adetimirin, Ranjana Bhattacharjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/10/1897