The synthesis of a new cassava-derived species, Manihot vieiri Nassar

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 536-541

  Nassar, N M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Interspecific crosses; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CHROMOSOME DOUBLING; DIPLOIDY; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PROGENY; SYNTHESIS;

CHIMERA; CROSSES, GENETIC; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MANIHOT; POLYPLOIDY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 33748623072     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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