Morphological, SSR and ploidy analysis of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions for utilization of aerial tubers as planting materials

The high cost and supply shortage of seed yam propagules for planting are major constraints in yam production. In the water yam (Dioscorea alata L.), aerial tubers have potential as alternative sources of planting material. In this study, we investigated morphological, molecular and ploidy variation...

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Main Authors: Tessema, G., Gedil, Melaku A, Spillane, Charles
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76447

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