Introgression of genes for dry matter content from wild cassava species

Euphytica

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-172

  Ojulong, H ^a,b   Labuschangne, M ^b   Herselman, L ^b   Fregene, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cassava; Dry matter; Wild relatives

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MANIHOT TRISTIS;

EID: 54849198400     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-008-9685-6     Document Type: Article

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