Genomics for transforming yam breeding
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a multispecies, polyploidy, and vegetatively propagated crop, is an economically important staple food for more than 300 million people in West Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean. The five major yam-producing countries in West Africa (Bénin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana,...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79856 |
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