In Sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato pre-basic seed is multiplied in screenhouses using a sterilized soil substrate. This is expensive and unsustainable. The use of sand substrate with a fertigation system (“sandponics”), is an alternative. The study compared the cost-effectiveness for pre-basic se...
Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on ...
Bentley, J.W.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Demo, P.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kromann, P.
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Kumar, L.
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McEwan, M.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Ogero, K.
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Okechugwu, R.
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Orrego, R.
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Ospina, B.
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Sperling, L.
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Walsh, S.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.]
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.
This review assesses our current knowledge of sweetpotato seed systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a contribution toward developing a conceptual framework for guiding practical interventions for root, tuber, and banana (RTB) seed systems. This is in the context of the CGIAR RTB program’s theme...
McEwan, M.
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[Sweetpotato seed systems in sub-saharan Africa: A literature review to contribute to the preparation of conceptual frameworks to guide practical interventions for root, tuber and banana seed systems.]
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Sweetpotato seed systems in sub-saharan Africa: A literature review to contribute to the preparation of conceptual frameworks to guide practical interventions for root, tuber and banana seed systems.