Grafting as a strategy to increase flowering of cassava

The main purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect of grafting on floral induction of cassava

From:
Department for International Development
Published
20 October 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Silva Souza, L, Diniz, R.P., Neves, R.D.J., Alves, A.A.C

Abstract

In cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), transferring genes via genetic breeding depends on crosses between contrasting progenitors, which is often limited by the low flowering rate of many genotypes. The main purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect of grafting on floral induction of cassava.

This work is an output of the “Next Generation Cassava Breeding Project” which is supported by the UK Department for International Development, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Citation

Leonardo Silva Souza, Rafael Parreira Diniz, Reizaluamar de Jesus Neves, Alfredo Augusto Cunha Alves, Eder Jorge de Oliveira. Grafting as a strategy to increase flowering of cassava, Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 240, 2018, Pages 544-551, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.06.070.

Grafting as a strategy to increase flowering of cassava

Published 20 October 2018
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