Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 453

Full Length Research Paper

Introgression of root protein and yield traits from backcross hybrids between cassava and its wild progenitor (Manihot esculenta ssp flabellifolia)

Olalekan Akinbo
  • Olalekan Akinbo
  • nternational Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Km 17 Recta Cali - Palmira, Cali, Colombia.
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Maryke Tine Labuschagne
  • Maryke Tine Labuschagne
  • Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, P. O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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Martin Fregene
  • Martin Fregene
  • Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, P. O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 04 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 November 2014
  •  Published: 01 January 2015

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