Watch our LIVE presentation on Marker-Assisted Breeding as Next-Generation Strategy for Genetic Improvement of sweetpotato in Sub Saharan Africa Thursday 24th March, 2016 at 4.00 pm EAT (Check your time zone) Duration: 40 mins Questions: 20 mins Speakers Prof Craig Yencho – Distinguished Professor and Program Leader Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding …
Read More »A Genetic Linkage Map of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) Based on AFLP Markers
Genetic linkage maps of Tanzania and Bikilamaliya sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam), based on amplified fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) were developed using a two-way pseudo-testcross. At a LOD score of 5, a total of 656 maternal and 469 paternal markers were ordered in 90 and 80 linkage groups, respectively, covering a …
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