Seasonal and genetic influences on sex expression in a backcrossed segregating papaya population.

This study aimed to evaluate the genetic and seasonal influence on sex expression in segregating generationsof papaya elite and backcrossed genotypes. In the four seasons of the 2005/2006 growing season, 200 hermaphrodite plantswere evaluated. Of the eight studied traits, four were related to flower...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Pio Viana, Francisco Filho da Silva, Messias Gonzaga Pereira, Helaine Christine Cancela Ramos, Antônio Ferreguetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2011-01-01
Series:Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/c8eb9792-0b21-f04f.pdf