MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME NIFOR AND ELITE OIL PALM BREEDING POPULATIONS USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS
ABSTRACT The traditional method of hybrid identification and genetic diversity evaluation based on differences in range of expressions of morphological and agronomical characters has been routinely employed in the assessment of oil palm germplasm and breeding populations at the Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). Considering the limitations of this conventional method and the advantages of molecular markers in complementing conventional breeding methods, this study was conducted to determine ...
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