Genetic characterization of cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) landraces in Brazil assessed with simple sequence repeats

Based on nine microsatellite loci, the aim of this study was to appraise the genetic diversity of 42 cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) landraces from selected regions in Brazil, and examine how this variety is distributed according to origin in several municipalities in the states of Minas Gerais, S&...

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Main Authors: Marcos V. B. M. Siqueira, Jurema R. Queiroz-Silva, Eduardo A. Bressan, Aline Borges, Kayo J. C. Pereira, José G. Pinto, Elizabeth Ann Veasey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572009000100015