Molecular characterization of ‘sweet’ cassavas (Manihot esculenta) from a germplasm bank in Brazilian Eastern Amazonia

Genetic variability of a set of 81 accessions of ‘sweet’ cassavas (Manihot esculenta) collected mostly in the North region of Brazil was investigated with nine microsatellite loci. All loci were polymorphic, with mean of 6.33 alleles per locus. Analyses indicated that 35 multiloci profiles were re...

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Main Authors: Elisa Ferreira Moura-Cunha, Carlos Rogério de Sousa Silva, Paulo Sérgio Bevilaqua de Albuquerque, Girena Fernandes Ramalho, Lígia Cristine Gonçalves Pontes, João Tomé de Farias Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2016-03-01
Series:Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/c8eb9792-4912-39c2.pdf