Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter...
Mkumbira, J.
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Chiwona-Karltun, L.
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Lagercrantz, U.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Saka, J.
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Mhone, A.
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Bokanga, M.
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Brimer, L.
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Gullberg, U.
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Rosling, H.
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[Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"]
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Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"
Various factors influencing the adoption of weed control technologies in Abia State were studied. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select 510 cassava farmers in 2006. Results showed that 56.5% of the respondents were females, that are largely (90.2%) in their productive years. ...
Udensi, U.
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Tarawali, G.
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Ilona, P.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of chemical weed control technology among cassava farmers in south eastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of chemical weed control technology among cassava farmers in south eastern Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture maintains 2544 cassava accessions (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from 28 countries in its field bank. Being vegetatively propagated, this poses challenges in maintenance in terms of cost as well as in labour requirements. A core collection representing ...
Bhattacharjee, R.
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Dumet, D.
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Ilona, P.
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Soyode, F.
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Franco, J.
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[Establishment of a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) core collection based on agromorphological descriptors]
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Establishment of a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) core collection based on agromorphological descriptors
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Abass, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Rusike, J.
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Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Ayedun, B.
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[Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria]
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Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria
Pest populations of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) were reduced successfully by the biological control agent Apoanagyrus (Epidinocarsis) lopezi De Santis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa. The economics of the project...
Zeddies, J.
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Schaab, R.P.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Herren, H.R.
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[Economics of biological control of cassava mealybug in Africa]
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Economics of biological control of cassava mealybug in Africa
Results of three consecutive croppings to study the potassium and magnesium responses of two improved cassava cultivars TMS 30395 and 30211 grown on an acid, sandy loam, Ultisol (Typic paleudult) in southern Nigeria is reported. On land newly cleared from Eupatorium fallow a significant potassium...
Kang, B.T.
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[Potassium and magnesium response of cassava grown in an Ultisol in southern Nigeria]
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Potassium and magnesium response of cassava grown in an Ultisol in southern Nigeria
An automated enzymic method for the analysis of cyanide in cassava and cassava products is described. A total of 300 analyses a day can be handled easily. A wide range of free (nonglycosidic) or bound (cyano‐substituted glycosides) cyanides (0.4–40 μg HCN ml−1) can be assayed in the extracted sol...
Rao, P.V.
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Hahn, S.K.
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[An automated enzymatic assay for determining the cyanide content of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and cassava products]
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An automated enzymatic assay for determining the cyanide content of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and cassava products
Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus is an emerging pathogen in Southeast Asia. Here, we report the complete genome of a Thai isolate obtained using Nanopore technology. The isolate was collected in 2019 from the northeastern province of Surin, soon after disease eradication was reported in the country.
Leiva Sandoval, Ana Maria
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Siriwan, Wanwisa
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Lopez-Alvarez, Diana
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Barrantes, Israel
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Hemniam, Nuannapa
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Saokham, Kingkan
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Cuellar, Wilmer J.
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[Nanopore-Based Complete Genome Sequence of a Sri Lankan Cassava Mosaic Virus (Geminivirus) Strain from Thailand]
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Nanopore-Based Complete Genome Sequence of a Sri Lankan Cassava Mosaic Virus (Geminivirus) Strain from Thailand
Genotypic differences in the ability of immature leaf lobes and apical shoot meristems of cassava to form primary somatic embryos in P-CIM were observed (p ≤ 0.05). The mean number of apical meristems forming primary organized embryogenic structures when cultured in embryo induction medium supple...
Hankoua, B.
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Ng, S.
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Fawole, I.
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Puonti-Kaerlas, J.
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Pillay, M.
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Dixon, A.
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[Regeneration of a wide range of African cassava genotypes via shoot organogenesis from cotyledons of maturing somatic embryos and conformity of the fieldestablished regenerants]
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Regeneration of a wide range of African cassava genotypes via shoot organogenesis from cotyledons of maturing somatic embryos and conformity of the fieldestablished regenerants
Pathogenic variation of Botryodiplodia theobromae, the cause of cassava root rot disease in Nigeria, was evaluated with 84 isolates from three different ecological zones and four genetically diverse cassava genotypes using root slice inoculation assay. Significant variation was observed for the a...
Onyeka, T.
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Ekpo, E.
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Dixon, A.
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[Virulence and hostpathogen interaction of Botryodiplodia theobromae isolates of cassava root rot disease]
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Virulence and hostpathogen interaction of Botryodiplodia theobromae isolates of cassava root rot disease