Ploidy levels of Dioscorea alata L. germplasm determined by flow cytometry

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Obidiegwu, J ^a,b,c   Rodriguez, E ^d   Ene Obong, E ^c   Loureiro, J ^d,e   Muoneke, C ^c   Santos, C ^d   Kolesnikova Allen, M ^f   Asiedu, R ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b National Root Crops Research Institute   (Niger)

^c Michael Okpara University of Agriculture   (Niger)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding; Dioscorea alata; Flow cytometry; Genetic resources; Germplasm; Ploidy level

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENOTYPE; GERMPLASM; HUMID TROPICS; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYLOGENY; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

WEST AFRICA;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 77952239936     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-009-9473-8     Document Type: Article

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