Parent selection for cocoa resistance to witches'-broom Seleção de progenitores de cacaueiro quanto à resistência à vassoura-de-bruxa

The objective of this work was to identify genotypes with high general combining ability for resistance to witches'-broom (Moniliophthora perniciosa) in populations formed from a first cycle of recurrent selection. Highly productive and resistant clones from different origins were interbred usi...

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Main Authors: Stela Dalva Vieira Midlej Silva, Edna Dora Martins Newman Luz, José Luis Pires, Milton Macoto Yamada, Lindolfo Pereira dos Santos Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2010-07-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2010000700007