Genetic control of dry matter, starch and sugar content in sweetpotato

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) is a nutritious food security crop for most tropical households, but its utilisation is very low in Ghana compared to the other root and tuber crops due to lack of end-user-preferred cultivars. Knowledge on the genetic control of important traits such as dry ma...

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Main Authors: Ernest Baafi, Vernon E. Gracen, Joe Manu-Aduening, Essie T. Blay, Kwadwo Ofori, Edward E. Carey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-02-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2016.1225813