Article
Genetic base of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) cultivars in Sri Lanka as revealed by pedigree analysis.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Ariyarathna Chandima, Gunasekare Kumudini
Abstract excerpt
An understanding of genetic diversity and relationships among breeding materials is a prerequisite for crop improvement. Coefficient of parentage (COP) can be used to measure the genetic diversity among genotypes on the basis of pedigree information. In the present study, COP was estimated for 56 cultivars, including commercial tea cultivars developed by the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka and their parental...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
