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Molecular approaches in cassava breeding

Code: 9781838790646
Publication date: 31/08/2017
Extent: 10 pages

Contributions by: Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia

Chapter synopsis: In cassava, as for other major crops, molecular markers can reveal the genetic basis for both qualitative and quantitative phenotypic changes. This chapter examines the genetic diversity of cassava, the process of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and the application of genome sequencing to cassava. The chapter looks ahead to the future potential of genetic engineering of cassava.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2016.0014.16
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Genetic diversity 3 Marker-assisted selection (MAS) 4 Genome sequencing of cassava 5 Genetic engineering in cassava 6 References

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