Article
Assessment of genetic diversity of sweet potato in Puerto Rico.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Rodriguez-Bonilla Lorraine, Cuevas Hugo E, Montero-Rojas Milly, Bird-Pico Fernando, Luciano-Rosario Dianiris, Siritunga Dimuth
Abstract excerpt
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is the seventh most important food crop due to its distinct advantages, such as adaptability to different environmental conditions and high nutritional value. Assessing the genetic diversity of this important crop is necessary due to the constant increase of demand for food and the need for conservation of agricultural and genetic resources. In Puerto Rico (PR), the genetic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
