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Microsatellite (GATA)n reveals sex-specific differences in papaya
1999-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Papaya, an economically important fruit plant, is polygamous in nature. The sex of dioecious papaya plants can be deduced only after they attain reproductive maturity (6-8 months). Normally, 50% of the population in a field is composed of unfruitful male plants and almost 45% of these have to be uprooted at the flowering stage. This unnecessary cultivation of unwanted males leads to wastage of resources, which can...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 58694c91-226e-54e3-8998-4102d823beca
- DOI
- 10.1007/s001220051413