Article
Utilisation of the Commonwealth Potato Collection in potato breeding.
2005-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The use of the Commonwealth Potato Collection in potato breeding is set in the context of the evolution of the crop and the need to widen its genetic base by introgression and base broadening. The introduction of the potato to Europe and its subsequent worldwide spread is described. An introduction is given to the world's major potato genebanks, and the current status of the Commonwealth Potato Collection is prese...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 97cba775-54f6-504f-bd03-cd5163b42b8e
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10681-005-3881-4
