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Epistasis in the expression of relevant traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) for subhumid conditions.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Cach N T, Perez J C, Lenis J I, Calle F, Morante N, Ceballos H
Abstract excerpt
There is limited knowledge on the inheritance of agronomic traits in cassava and the importance of epistasis for most crops. A nine-parent diallel study was conducted in subhumid environments. Thirty clones were obtained from each F1 cross. Each clone was represented by six plants, which were distributed in three replications at two locations. Therefore the same 30 genotypes of each F1 cross were planted in the...
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