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Selection of putative Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar mutants obtained by gamma radiation.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 11 May 2015
Reis R V, Amorim E P, Ledo C A S, Pestana R K N, Gonçalves Z S, Borém A
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The aim of this study was to select putative Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar mutants obtained by gamma radiation, with good agronomic traits and short height. A total of 315 buds were irradiated in vitro with gamma rays in doses of 20 Gy and were subcultivated and evaluated in the field over 2 production cycles. The clones were evaluated to select the best 10% of the plants. Cultivation was undertaken at a...
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