A field experiment was conducted on thirteen (13) Musa hybrids derived from 4n x 2n crosses, three (3) checks and two (2) plantain landraces to evaluate phenology, growth characteristics and yield performance in a humid agro ecological zone of Nigeria. Fifteen (15) phenotypic characters were sign...
Shaibu, A.A.
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Nwonuala, A.I.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ogburia, M.N.
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[Agronomic performance of 4n x 2nderived plantain (Musa sp. AAB group) hybrids in a humid agroecological zone of Nigeria]
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Agronomic performance of 4n x 2nderived plantain (Musa sp. AAB group) hybrids in a humid agroecological zone of Nigeria
Banana germplasm collections serves as a source of useful genes for banana breeding. However, insufficient and/or inaccurate information on the ploidy level of the germplasm renders its utilization in breeding difficult. The objective of this study was to determine and validate the ploidy level o...
Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Muhangi, S.
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Nyine, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Tendo, R.S.
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Talengera, D.
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Namanya, P.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa]
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Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa
In the last 45 years, IITA has played a pivotal role in the genetic improvement of cassava for resourcepoor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). More than 400 varieties have been developed that are not only
high yielding but also resistant to diseases and pests. Many of these improved varieties h...
Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Gedil, M.
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Ferguson, M.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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[Cassava improvement in the era of "agrigenomics": the road to nextgeneration breeding.]
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Cassava improvement in the era of "agrigenomics": the road to nextgeneration breeding.
African food system
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies,
clonally propagated crop
cultivated for its starchy tubers.
About 10 species are widely
cultivated around the world, but
only D. rotundata, D. alata, and
D. cayenensis are the most widely
cultivated species in West Africa,
accounting for...
López Montes, A.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Girma Tessema, G.
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[Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects]
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Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects
The major mycotoxins studied at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Re-search (CGIAR) institutes are aflatoxins in maize, groundnut, sorghum and cassava, Fusa-rium toxins in maize, wheat and sorghum, and ochratoxin in cocoa and cashew. Genetic en-hancement (both through plant bre...
Ortiz, R.
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Ban, T.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Bänziger, Marianne
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Bergvinson, David
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Hell, K.
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James, B.
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Jeffers, D.
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Kumar, L.
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Menkir, A.
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Murakami, J.
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Nigam, S.
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Upadhyaya, Hari D.
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Waliyar, F.
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[CGIAR researchfordevelopment program on mycotoxins]
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CGIAR researchfordevelopment program on mycotoxins
A three-way collaboration in cassava varietal improvement and dissemination was established in 1982, in which a development-oriented private corporation (Umas Jaya Farm in Lampung, Sumatra of Great Giant Pineapple Coy of Gunung Sewu Group) provided ample facilities for varietal selection, multipl...
Puspitorini, Palupi
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Kartawijaya, Usman
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Kawano, Kazuo
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[Cassava varietal improvement program at Umas Jaya Farm and its contribution to small farmer communities in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Cassava varietal improvement program at Umas Jaya Farm and its contribution to small farmer communities in Sumatra, Indonesia
The success or failure of any large-scale crop breeding program should be measured by achievement of the following step-by-step goals:
1) Establishment of a breeding program
2) Building of effective research capability
3) A large number of genotypes produced and evaluated
4) Selection of superior...
Kawano, Kazuo
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[Socio-economic contribution of cassava varietal improvement to the small farmer communities in Asia]
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Socio-economic contribution of cassava varietal improvement to the small farmer communities in Asia
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a multispecies,
polyploidy, and vegetatively
propagated crop, is an economically
important staple food for more than
300 million people in West Africa,
Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean.
The five major yam-producing
countries in West Africa (Bénin,
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger...
In Thailand cassava breeding is the responsibility of the Rayong Field Crops Research Center of the Department of Agriculture (DOA), and of Kasetsart University (KU). From 1975 to 1992, six cultivars have been released for industrial use, i.e. Rayong 1, Rayong 3, Rayong 60, Rayong 90, Sri Racha 1...