Genetic diversity characterization of cassava cultivars (Manihot esculenta Crantz).: I) RAPD markers

RAPD markers were used to investigate the genetic diversity of 31 Brazilian cassava clones. The results were compared with the genetic diversity revealed by botanical descriptors. Both sets of variates revealed identical relationships among the cultivars. Multivariate analysis of genetic similaritie...

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Main Authors: Colombo Carlos, Second Gérard, Valle Tereza Losada, Charrier André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1998-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000100018