Character changes and Transcriptomic analysis of a cassava sexual Tetraploid

Abstract Background Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food crop known for its high starch content. Polyploid breeding is effective in its genetic improvement, and use of 2n gametes in sexual polyploid breeding is one of the potential methods for cassava breeding and improvement. In...

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Main Authors: Xia Chen, Hanggui Lai, Ruimei Li, Yuan Yao, Jiao Liu, Shuai Yuan, Shaoping Fu, Xinwen Hu, Jianchun Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02963-1