Selection of high yielding Jatropha curcas L. accessions for elite hybrid seed production

• Main Authors: Nurul Hidayah Che Mat,, Md Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan,, Siju Senan,, Zahira Yaakob,, Wickneswari Ratnam,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9364/1/04_Nurul_Hidayah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9364/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol44num11_2015/contentsVol44num11_2015.html

Phenotypic selection of individuals is the first step in a selective breeding program for elite hybrid seed production. In this study, a total of 295 Jatropha curcas individuals raised from cuttings representing 21 accessions, collected from eight different countries were evaluated for growth perfor...