The effects of 0.2% aqueous solution of colchicine on the survival rate and morphological features of five accessions of Dioscorea alata were investigated. Sprouting buds of two month old plants were treated with 0.2% colchicine and their performances were monitored until maturity. Survival of bu...
Ajayi, A.T.
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Adesoye, A.I.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Sartie, A.M.
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[Colchicine-induced variations in survival rate and morphological characteristics of water yam (Dioscorea alata)]
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Colchicine-induced variations in survival rate and morphological characteristics of water yam (Dioscorea alata)
A working collection of yam (Dioscoreaspp.) comprising 53 landraces and seven improved cultivars of four species (D. alata L., D. cayenensis Lam., D. dumetorum (Kunth) and D. rotundata Poir.) was evaluated for phenotypic and genetic diversity. The evaluation involved field assessment of 24 morpho...
Sartie, A.M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Franco, J.
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[Genetic and phenotypic diversity in a germplasm working collection of cultivated tropical yams (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Genetic and phenotypic diversity in a germplasm working collection of cultivated tropical yams (Dioscorea spp.)
Interspecific crosses of five cultivated cassava varieties (2n=36) were made with two related Manihot species, M. epruinosa (2n=36) and M. glaziovii (2n=36). From these diploid interspecific crosses, four spontaneous tetraploids (2n=4x=72) and two triploids (2n=3x=54) were isolated for the first ...
Hahn, S.K.
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Bai, K.V.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Tetraploids, triploids and 2n pollen from diploid interspecific crosses with cassava]
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Tetraploids, triploids and 2n pollen from diploid interspecific crosses with cassava
One suspected mutant with the broad, thick and dark green leaves characteristic of tetraploid cassava was found from each of the cassava clones TMS 91934 and TMS 89/00037-17 planted out in the field. Cytological examination confirmed them as tetraploids with chromosomes number 2n=4x=72. The mutan...