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.
,
Ferguson, M.
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Kulakow, P.A.
,
[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.
,
Bhattacharjee, R.
,
Girma Tessema, G.
,
[Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects]
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Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects
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...
Aflatoxins, produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, contaminate maize grain and threaten human food and feed safety. Plant resistance is considered the best strategy for reducing aflatoxin accumulation. Six maize germplasm lines, TZAR101–TZAR106, were released by the International Institute of...
Ortiz, R.
,
Vries, J. de
,
Toenniessen, G.
,
[Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops]
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Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops
Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha
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Raatz, Bodo
,
Nkalubo, Stanley T.
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Berhanu, Fenta
,
Binagwa, Papias
,
Kilango, Michael
,
Williams, Magdalena
,
Katungi, Enid
,
Chirwa, Rowland
,
Beebe, Stephen E.
,
[Genomics, genetics and breeding of common bean in Africa: A review of tropical legume project]
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Genomics, genetics and breeding of common bean in Africa: A review of tropical legume project
Understanding what farmers need in potato varieties and assessing available genetic resources at the farmer and district levels is important for the conservation and improvement of potato in Ethiopia. A survey was conducted in six major potato growing districts representing different agro-ecologi...
Kolech, S.A.
,
Halseth, D.
,
Jong, W. de
,
Perry, K.
,
Wolfe, D.
,
Tiruneh, F.M.
,
Schulz, S.
,
[Potato variety diversity, determinants and Implications for potato breeding strategy in Ethiopia.]
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Potato variety diversity, determinants and Implications for potato breeding strategy in Ethiopia.
Plant breeders and educators working with the International Potato Center (CIP) needed freely available statistical tools. In response, we created first a set of scripts for specific tasks using the open source statistical software R. Based on this we eventually compiled the R package agricolae a...
Mendiburu, F. de
,
Simon, R.
,
[Agricolae - Ten years of an open source statistical tool for experiments in breeding, agriculture and biology.]
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Agricolae - Ten years of an open source statistical tool for experiments in breeding, agriculture and biology.
Hybrids were obtained after in vitro germination of embryos from interploid crosses between triploid ‘French' plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB group). ‘Ntanga 2' and ‘Bobby Tannap' with diploid banana (Musa acuminata subsp. burmannicoides) ‘Calcutta 4'. Cross-pollinated bunches were harvested at...
Osuji, J.O.
,
Vuylsteke, D.R.
,
Ortiz, R.
,
[Ploidy variation in hybrids from interploid 3x X 2x crosses in Musa]
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Ploidy variation in hybrids from interploid 3x X 2x crosses in Musa