Breeding system and pollination biology of the semi-domesticated fruit tree, Tamarindus indica L. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae): Implications for fruit production, selective breeding, and conservation of genetic resources

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 4068-4075

  Diallo, Boukary Ousmane ^a   Mckey, Doyle ^b   Chevallier, Marie Hélène ^c   Joly, Hélène I ^c   Hossaert Mckey, Martine ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Caesalpinioideae; Pollination system; Self incompatibility; Tamarindus indica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GENETIC RESOURCE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; POLLINATION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SELFING; TAMARIND; ZYGOTE;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 57149088485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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