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Seed set and seedling variation in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.)

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A high degree of fruit and seed set was obtained in Dioscorea alata L. by hand pollination. The sexual progeny was studied in comparison with the clonal plants. In general, the seedlings were poor in growth vigour, flowering and tuber production but the variations observed in the different characters were unprecedented, indicating scope for efficacious genetic improvement in this vegetatively propagated crop.

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  1. Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, 695017, Trivandrum, India

    K. Abraham, S. G. Nair, M. T. Sreekumari & M. Unnikrishnan

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Abraham, K., Nair, S.G., Sreekumari, M.T. et al. Seed set and seedling variation in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.). Euphytica 35, 337–343 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021841

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