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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01107/full |