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This document reviews research on improving the plant Stevia rebaudiana, which produces sweetening compounds in its leaves. Key goals are developing varieties with higher levels of rebaudioside-A, the most desirable sweetener, and lower levels of stevioside which has a bitter aftertaste. Conventional breeding approaches like selection and intercrossing have already created varieties with larger amounts of specific compounds. New opportunities may come from tissue culture, anther culture, and marker-assisted
- Author
- George Chois
- Language
- EN