Cassava genetic resources and their utilization for breeding of the crop
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
;
6(4): 1151-1168, 2007. ilus, tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-520033
ABSTRACT
Wild cassava relatives are perennials and vary in growth pattern from nearly acaulescent subshrubs to small trees. They have been used as a source of useful characters such as high protein content, apomixis, resistance to mealybug and mosaic disease, and tolerance to drought. Indigenous clones are a potential source of beta-carotene and lycopene. Apomixis genes have been transferred to the crop successfully through interspecific hybridization, and apomictic clones arising from these hybrids are now being grown at the Universidade de Brasília. Interspecific hybrids produced earlier were polyploidized and had their fertility restored. Different useful types of chimera were also produced.
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Main subject:
Manihot
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Genes, Plant
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Amino Acids
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
Journal subject:
Molecular Biology
/
Genetics
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de Brasília/BR
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