Cassava genetic resources and their utilization for breeding of the crop
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
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6(4): 1151-1168, 2007. ilus, tab
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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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Asunto principal:
Manihot
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Genes de Plantas
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Aminoácidos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia Molecular
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Genética
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade de Brasília/BR
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