Breeding for resistant genotypes is the best strategy to offset the destructive effects of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava bacterial blight (CBB). Two sets of diallel parents were selected for the forest and the savannah ecological zones in Ghana based on good levels of resistance to CMD...
Parkes, E.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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Dixon, A.
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Boakye-Peprah, B.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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[Combining ability of cassava genotypes for cassava mosaic disease and cassava bacterial blight, yield and its related components in two ecological zones in Ghana]
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Combining ability of cassava genotypes for cassava mosaic disease and cassava bacterial blight, yield and its related components in two ecological zones in Ghana
Increase grain yield potential is one of the most important objectives of any cereal crop breeding program. To efficiently develop superior rice lines by the introgression of favorable alleles for yield and yield component traits, a strategy of alternate phenotype–genotype selection was used. The...
Moukoumbi, Y.D.
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El-Namaky, R.
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Djamana, K.
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Mbodj, D.
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Manneh, B.
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[Alternate phenotype–genotype selection for developing superior high-yielding irrigated rice lines]
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Alternate phenotype–genotype selection for developing superior high-yielding irrigated rice lines
Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Niringiye, C.
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Alajo, A.
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Kigozi, B.
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Namukula, J.
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Mpembe, I.
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Tumwegamire, Silver
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Gibson, R.W.
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Yencho, G.C.
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[NASPOT 11', a sweetpotato cultivar bred by participatory plant-breeding approach in Uganda.]
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NASPOT 11', a sweetpotato cultivar bred by participatory plant-breeding approach in Uganda.
Field and laboratory studies were conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India, to evaluate the effectiveness of a rapid screening method using Perl's Prussian blue stain for screening grain samples from different pearl millet genotypes for zinc (Zn) content. A total of 29 entries representing a wide range...
Velu, G.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Rai, K.N.
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Sahrawat, K.L.
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Longvah, T.
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[A simple and rapid screening method for grain zinc content in pearl millet]
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A simple and rapid screening method for grain zinc content in pearl millet
Gibson,R.
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Manu-Aduening, J.A.
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Byamukama, E.
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Lamboll, R.
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Mensah, G.A.
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Mpembe, l.
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Kayongo, J.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[Collaborative breeding of cassava and sweet potato in Africa]
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Collaborative breeding of cassava and sweet potato in Africa
Common bacterial blight (CBB) caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli is an important seed-borne disease of dry beans in South Africa. Development of resistant cultivars is considered the best control measurement for the disease. Backcross breeding was used to improve BB resistance in the...
Fourie, D.
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Herselman, L.
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Mienie, C.
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[Improvement of common bacterial blight resistance in South African dry bean cultiver teebus]
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Improvement of common bacterial blight resistance in South African dry bean cultiver teebus
The triploid plantain landrace Obino l Ewai (Musa spp., AAB genome) has been crossed with a wild diploid banana (M. acuminata subsp. burmannica var. Calcutta 4 , AA genome) to generate full-sib diploid and tetraploid hybrids combining good agronomic performance and disease resistance. Microsatell...
Crouch, J.
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Crouch, H.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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[VNTRbased diversity analysis of 2x and 4x fullsib Musa hybrids]
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VNTRbased diversity analysis of 2x and 4x fullsib Musa hybrids
Banana has long been considered intractable to genetic improvement as only landraces are cultivated despite 75 years of breeding endeavors. However, recent advances in several breeding programs have demonstrated that development of improved germplasm through conventional cross-breeding may eventu...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Breeding bananas and plantains: from intractability to feasibility]
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Breeding bananas and plantains: from intractability to feasibility
Genetic enhancement of plantain (Musa spp. L., AAB group) has aimed at producing hybrids with high yield, short stature, early maturity, fast crop cycling, and disease resistance. Two tetraploid clones derived from the plantain landrace ‘Bobby Tannap’ (BT) and ‘Obino l’Ewai’ (OL) were crossed to ...
Wilson, V.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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[Heterotic responses of tetraploid and triploid plantain hybrids in southeast Nigeria]
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Heterotic responses of tetraploid and triploid plantain hybrids in southeast Nigeria
Fusarium stalk rot is one of the most widespread and destructive diseases of maize, and deployment of resistant genotypes is one of the most effective strategies for controlling the disease. Fifty inbred lines and four checks from the breeding program of the International Institute of Tropical Ag...
Afolabi, C.G.
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Ojiambo, P.S.
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Ekpo, E.J.
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Menkir, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Novel sources of resistance to Fusarium stalk rot of maize in tropical Africa]
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Novel sources of resistance to Fusarium stalk rot of maize in tropical Africa