Inheritance of β-carotene in cassava (Manihot esculenta crantza)

International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 198-201

  Akinwale, M G ^a,b   Aladesanwa, R D ^a   Akinyele, B O ^a   Dixon, A G O ^b   Odiyi, A C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Inheritance; Vitamin A; Yellow fleshed cassava

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; VARIETAS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 78650974629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20069863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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