Cuphea laminuligera Koehne and Cuphea lutea Rose in Koehne are
undomesticated species having potential as oilseed crops. Genetic
markers and mating systems have not been described for these
species. Our objectives were to survey these species for allozyme
variation, analyze the segregation and linkage of polymorphic loci,
estimate autofertility and...
Cuphea is an herbaceous genus having species whose seed
storage lipids are predominantly medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs).
Cuphea lanceolate Ait, and Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. are central to
the breeding of Cuphea as a new commercial source of MCTs. The
objectives of this thesis were to develop a reliable method to
extract...