The application of DNA fingerprinting and marker-assisted backcross selection in breeding for sunflower high oleic acid content lines / by Tshediso Andrew Mokhele.

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) high oleic acid content lines differ from conventional sunflower by an increase in oleic acid (C18:1) content of more than 60%. The current sunflower cultivars under production in South Africa are standard sunflower with high levels of linoleic acid (C18:2). The aim...

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Main Author: Mokhele, Tshediso Andrew
Language:en
Published: North-West University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9793