'Sree Harsha': A superior triploid hybrid in cassava

Euphytica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Sreekumari, M T ^a   Jos, J S ^a   Nair, S G ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

'Sree Harsha'; Cassava; Manihot esculenta; Polyploidy breeding; Triploid variety

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GENETIC CROSS; HYBRID; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; POLYPLOIDY; TRIPLOIDY;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0032897514     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003473118487     Document Type: Article

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