Illegitimacy and sibship assignments in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) half-sib families using single locus DNA microsatellite markers

Oil palm breeding has been progressing very well in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. Despite this progress, there are still problems due to the difficulty of controlled crossing in oil palm. Contaminated/illegitimate progeny has appeared in some breeding programs; late and failu...

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Main Authors: Alwee, SSRS (Author), Hama-Ali, EO (Author), Ling, HC (Author), Namasivayam, P (Author), Panandam, JM (Author), Peng, HB (Author), Tan, SG (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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