Molecular and embryonic evidence of apomixis in cassava interspecific hybrids (Manihot spp.)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 349-352

  Nassar, Nagib M A ^a   Vieira, Marco Andre ^a   Vieira, Clibas ^b   Grattapaglia, Dario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cassava; Interspecific hybrid

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; WILD RELATIVE;

MANIHOT;

EID: 0031852895     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-023     Document Type: Article

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