Effect of Pruning Young Branches on Fruit and Seed Set in Cassava

Flowering in cassava is closely linked with branching. Early-flowering genotypes branch low and abundantly. Although farmers prefer late flowering genotypes because of their erect plant architecture, their usefulness as progenitors in breeding is limited by their low seed production. In general, the...

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Main Authors: Marcela Pineda, Benchi Yu, Yinong Tian, Nelson Morante, Sandra Salazar, Peter T. Hyde, Tim L. Setter, Hernán Ceballos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01107/full