In the present study, in vitro ovule culture technique was used to obtain interspecific cross combination of Dioscorea rotundata ufenyi and Dioscorea bulbifera wild. Ten days after pollination, ovules were excised and cultured onto 1/2 strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium (Basal salt mixture ...
Saini, H.
,
Kashihara, Y.
,
López Montes, A.
,
Asiedu, Robert
,
[Interspecific crossing between yam species (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through in vitro ovule culture]
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Interspecific crossing between yam species (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through in vitro ovule culture
African food system
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies,
clonally propagated crop
cultivated for its starchy tubers.
About 10 species are widely
cultivated around the world, but
only D. rotundata, D. alata, and
D. cayenensis are the most widely
cultivated species in West Africa,
accounting for...
López Montes, A.
,
Bhattacharjee, R.
,
Girma Tessema, G.
,
[Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects]
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Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a multispecies,
polyploidy, and vegetatively
propagated crop, is an economically
important staple food for more than
300 million people in West Africa,
Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean.
The five major yam-producing
countries in West Africa (Bénin,
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger...