Embryo rescue as a method to develop and multiply a backcross population of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from an interspecific cross of Manihot esculenta ssp. flabellifolia
O. Akinbo1,2*, M. Labuschagne2 and M. Fregene3
1International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Km 17 Recta Cali – Palmira, AA 6713, Cali, Colombia.
2Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.
3Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63132, USA.
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