Harnessing modern biotechnology for tropical tuber crop improvement: Yam (Dioscorea spp.) molecular breeding

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 478-492

  Mignouna, Hodeba D ^a   Abang, Mathew M ^b,c   Asiedu, Robert ^d  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Genetic mapping; Genome analysis; Molecular breeding; PCR based markers; QTLs; Resistance genes; Yam

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA MICROARRAY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GERMPLASM; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT TUBER; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; REVIEW; VEGETABLE BREEDING; YAM;

COLLETOTRICHUM; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 3042526141     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1097     Document Type: Review

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