Provitamin A accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots driven by a single nucleotide polymorphism in a phytoene synthase gene[W]

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an important staple crop, especially in the arid tropics. Because roots of commercial cassava cultivars contain a limited amount of provitamin A carotenoids, both conventional breeding and genetic modification are being applied to increase their production and accumula...

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Main Authors:	Welsch, R, Arango, Jacobo, Bar, C, Salazar, B., Al-Babili, S., Beltrán Giraldo, Jorge Alonso, Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul, Ceballos, H., Tohme, Joseph M., Beyer, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Oxford University Press 2010
Subjects:	manihot esculenta varieties vitamins carotenoids plant breeding polymorphism retinol roots variedades vitaminas carotenoides mejoramiento de plantas polimorfismo raíces cell biology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43980