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Genetic diversity of root anatomy in wild and cultivated Manihot species.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 5 Apr 2011
Bomfim N N, Graciano-Ribeiro D, Nassar N M A
Abstract excerpt
An anatomical study of roots was conducted on two wild Manihot species, namely M. glaziovii and M. fortalezensis, and two cassava varieties, M. esculenta Crantz variety UnB 201 and M. esculenta variety UnB 122, to identify taxonomic differences in primary growth. Anatomical characters of cassava roots have been rarely investigated. Their study may help cassava breeders to identify varieties with economically...
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