Major Novel QTL for Resistance to Cassava Bacterial Blight Identified through a Multi-Environmental Analysis

Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, has been positioned as one of the most promising crops world-wide representing the staple security for more than one billion people mainly in poor countries. Cassava production is constantly threatened by several diseases, including cassava bacterial blight (CBB) c...

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Main Authors: Johana C. Soto Sedano, Rubén E. Mora Moreno, Boby Mathew, Jens Léon, Fabio A. Gómez Cano, Agim Ballvora, Camilo E. López Carrascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01169/full