A knowledge of the extent of genetic variation in a crop is a prerequisite for its improvement. In cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) such knowledge is lacking especially at the DNA level. The genetic variation among 28 cassava varieties collected from different locations in the Republic of Benin...
La connaissance de l'importance de variation genetique chez une culture est necessaire pour son amelioration. Chez le manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz), une telle connaissance manque surtout au niveau du DNA. La variation genetique parmi les 28 varietes du manioc recueillies de differentes locali...
Tonukari, N.J.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Ng, N.Q.
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Mignouna, H.
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[Genetic polymorphism of cassava within the Republic of Benin detected with RAPD markers]
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Genetic polymorphism of cassava within the Republic of Benin detected with RAPD markers
Single node cuttings of two genotypes each of Dioscorea alata and D. rotundata from both plants grown in screen houses and in vitro plantlets were cultured in a tuberization medium. The screen house explants had significantly higher plantlet tuberization and primary nodal complex formation, and m...
Balogun, M.O.
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Ng, S.Y.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Ng, N.Q.
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Fawole, I.
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[Comparative effects of explant source and genotype on in vitro tuberization in Dioscorea alata and D. rotundata]
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Comparative effects of explant source and genotype on in vitro tuberization in Dioscorea alata and D. rotundata
Yam (Dioscorea spp., family Dioscoreaceae) is one of the most important food crops cultivated in the West African yam zone comprising the forest and savannah areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of Benin, and Togo, which account for more than 90% of the 4.59 million ha of yam cultivat...
Daniel, I.
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Ng, N.Q.
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Tayo, T.
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Togun, A.
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[West African yam seeds stored under desiccated and cold storage conditions are orthodox]
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West African yam seeds stored under desiccated and cold storage conditions are orthodox
Interspecific hybridization between Vigna unguiculata and V. vexillata always failed: no seed was obtained in both crossing directions. Two different barriers to crossability were found: a pre-zygotic barrier and a post-zygotic one. Many abnormalities were observed in pollen-tube development, whi...
Barone, A.
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Giudice, A. del
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Ng, N.Q.
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[Barriers to interspecific hybridization between Vigna unguiculata and Vigna vexillata]
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Barriers to interspecific hybridization between Vigna unguiculata and Vigna vexillata
Ng, S.Y.C.
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Ng, N.Q.
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[Cassava in vitro germplasm management at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Cassava in vitro germplasm management at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
The responses of 24 white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to mechanical and vector transmission with each of three viruses infecting yams were assessed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and symptom development. The viruses were Dioscorea alata virus (DAV), genus Potyvirus; Dio...
Odu, B.O.
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Hughes, J.D.A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Ng, N.Q.
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Shoyinka, S.A.
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Oladiran, O.A.
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[Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses]
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Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses
Knowledge of the genetic relationships and variability among cultivated germplasm is important for facilitating the transfer of useful genes and maximizing the use of available germplasm resources. In this study, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to assess genetic diversit...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Ng, N.Q.
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Ikea, J.
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Thottappilly, G.
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[Genetic diversity in cowpea as revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA]
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Genetic diversity in cowpea as revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA
Flavonoid chemical markers together with other biochemical markers and/or morphological data can provide useful characters for defining species in Vigna genus. In this paper flavonoid HPLC fingerprints have been utilized to assess taxonomic relationships amongst species and accessions of Vigna.Wi...
Lattanzio, V.
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Cardinali, A.
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Linsalata, V.
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Perrino, P.
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Ng, N.Q.
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[A Chemosystematic study of the flavonoids of Vigna]
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A Chemosystematic study of the flavonoids of Vigna
The genetics of resistance to rice yellow mottle sobemovirus (RYMV) in O. glaberrima was studied in a 6 parent full diallel cross involving 4 resistant and 2 susceptible genotypes. F1 hybrids resulting from crosses between resistant and susceptible genotypes were susceptible. Susceptibility was c...