Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm

Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm

Avocado pear was first introduced to Ghana in 1750 from Mexico. Several introductions have subsequently been made to encourage commercial cultivation of the crop. To date, however, the crop is still cultivated on subsistence level due mainly to the absence of certified nurseries to provide certified...

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Main Author: Taah, Kingsley Joseph
Published: University of Nottingham 2008
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631.52
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490995
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4909952015-03-20T04:56:48ZClonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasmTaah, Kingsley Joseph2008Avocado pear was first introduced to Ghana in 1750 from Mexico. Several introductions have subsequently been made to encourage commercial cultivation of the crop. To date, however, the crop is still cultivated on subsistence level due mainly to the absence of certified nurseries to provide certified high yielding planting materials to potential avocado farmers. Seeds are the major planting materials but fruits produced from seeds are not true-to-type because of the heterozygous nature of the crop. A successful clonal propagation protocol would be used to mass produce true-to-type high quality cultivars for distribution to farmers to encourage commercial cultivation of the crop in Ghana.631.52University of Nottinghamhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490995Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Taah, Kingsley Joseph
Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
description Avocado pear was first introduced to Ghana in 1750 from Mexico. Several introductions have subsequently been made to encourage commercial cultivation of the crop. To date, however, the crop is still cultivated on subsistence level due mainly to the absence of certified nurseries to provide certified high yielding planting materials to potential avocado farmers. Seeds are the major planting materials but fruits produced from seeds are not true-to-type because of the heterozygous nature of the crop. A successful clonal propagation protocol would be used to mass produce true-to-type high quality cultivars for distribution to farmers to encourage commercial cultivation of the crop in Ghana.
author Taah, Kingsley Joseph
author_facet Taah, Kingsley Joseph
author_sort Taah, Kingsley Joseph
title Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
title_short Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
title_full Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
title_fullStr Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
title_full_unstemmed Clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of Ghanaian avocado pear (Persea americana Mill) germplasm
title_sort clonal propagation and molecular characterisation of ghanaian avocado pear (persea americana mill) germplasm
publisher University of Nottingham
publishDate 2008
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