Despite the worldwide importance of cultivated cassava (M. esculenta Crantz) its origin and taxonomic relationships with other species in the genus have not been clearly established. We evaluated a representative sample of the crop’s diversity and six wild taxa with AFLPs to estimate genetic rela...
Roa, AC
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Maya, M.M.
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Duque E., Myriam Cristina
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Allem, AC
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Bonierbale, Merideth W.
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[AFLP analysis of relationships among cassava and other Manihot species]
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AFLP analysis of relationships among cassava and other Manihot species
Cassava is an important energy-rich food for millions of people in tropical developing countries. The crop has reached that status after thousands of years of evolution under diverse agro-ecosystems, movement of germplasm within and across continents, and more recently, through scientific genetic...
Iglesias F., Carlos Ariel
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Bonierbale, Merideth W.
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El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
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Lozano T., José Carlos
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Wheatley, Christopher C.
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[Focusing basic research for cassava varietal improvement]
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Focusing basic research for cassava varietal improvement
CBN is an informal forum for cassava biotechnologists, collaborating research and development specialists, and cassava research users. CBN`s research goals are genetic and processing improvements for cassava. Its development goal is to encourage interdisciplinary research in national programs of ...
Thro, Ann Marie
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Bonierbale, Merideth W.
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Roca, William M.
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Best, R.
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Henry, Guy
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[Why, what, who and when: an overview of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) and current cassava biotechnology research worldwide]
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Why, what, who and when: an overview of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) and current cassava biotechnology research worldwide