Article
Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava.
Scientific reports - 14 May 2020
Yonis Bilan Omar, Pino Del Carpio Dunia, Wolfe Marnin, Jannink Jean-Luc, Kulakow Peter, Rabbi Ismail
Abstract excerpt
Cassava is cultivated due to its drought tolerance and high carbohydrate-containing storage roots. The lack of uniformity and irregular shape of storage roots poses constraints on harvesting and post-harvest processing. Here, we phenotyped the Genetic gain and offspring (C1) populations from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) breeding program using image analysis of storage root...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
