Tropical Root and Tuber Crops: Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams and Aroids 2008
DOI: 10.1079/9781845934248.0301
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Section IV. Aroids: breeding and genetics.

Abstract: This chapter covers the following aspects of the breeding and genetics of major aroids (mainly Alocasia macrorrhiza, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Colocasia esculenta, Cyrtosperma merkusii and Xanthosoma sagittifolium): breeding objectives and selection criteria; sexual reproduction and sterility; crossing techniques and true seed production; selection methods and programmes; heritability of major traits; genotype × environment interactions; use of related species in breeding; polyploidy breeding; rapid vegetat… Show more

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