African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

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.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 24 August 2010
  •  Published: 18 October 2010

How to cite this article

APA /
Akinbo, O., Labuschagne, M., & Fregene, M. (2010). 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. African Journal of Biotechnology , 9(42), 7058-7062.
Chicago /
O. Akinbo, M. Labuschagne and M. Fregene. "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." African Journal of Biotechnology 9, no. 42 (2010): 7058-7062.
MLA /
O. Akinbo, M. Labuschagne and M. Fregene. "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." African Journal of Biotechnology 9.42 (2010): 7058-7062.