Cytogenetics and evolution of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
All Manihot species so far examined, including cassava (Manihot esculenta), have 2n = 36. Interspecific hybrids between cassava and its wild relatives show fair regular meiosis, and backcrossed generations exhibit high fertility. Electrophoresis shows affinity between species of different sections,...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2000-12-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000400046 |