Aims: A 4x – 2x polycross mating design of 4 tetraploid female parents was established to determine paternal contributions of 3 diploid male parents to resulting progenies, their ploidy composition and genetic diversity of synthetic hybrids. Study Design: The polycross mating des...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430071
Aims: This field experiment was conducted to determine if hand and open pollination methods affected performances of Musa progenies from 4x - 2x crosses and to identify promising progenies for recurrent selection. Study Design: The experimental design was a randomized complete bl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430068
Aims: This study was conducted specifically to develop a low cost rapid plantlet multiplication process easily affordable for farmers to enable them speedily generate plantlets for their farms from mini tubers of sweet potato variety, TIS 87/0087. Study Design: The experimental d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2019/v4i130062
Aims: Effects of 3 storage durations, 3 hydro priming protocols and 6 chemical priming protocols on emergence in soil (in vivo) and embryo culture (in vitro) of Musa acuminata Calcutta 4 were investigated. Study Design: The experimental design was a completely randomised with thr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v2i129795