Late root bulking is a major factor leading to rejection and abandoning of improved cassava genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa. Early bulking (EB) varieties shorten the growth period from planting to harvesting, better fit into environments with short rainy season, and reduce exposure to biotic and ...
Olasanmi, B
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Kahya, SS
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Onyegbule, O
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Ewa, F.
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Gutiérrez, J.
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Ceballos, H.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Bulked segregant analysis identifies molecular markers associated with early bulking in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Bulked segregant analysis identifies molecular markers associated with early bulking in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
New seed yam systems from minisetts, minitubers and vine cuttings have been developed for yam production to supplant the traditional systems, which have proven inefficient and costly. The new techniques provide producers in tropical countries with the opportunity to minimize production costs, red...
Mignouna, Djana B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Pelemo, O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Economic analysis of seed yam production systems in Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of seed yam production systems in Nigeria
The unavailability of good quality seed yams (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) is frequently cited to be responsible for the slow rate of growth or decline in yam production. Current production and storage practices, as well as quality of seed yams in 35 villages of Oyo North, Asaba, Lokoja, and Lafia a...
Asiedu, Robert
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Aighewi, B.A.
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[Seed yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) production, storage, and quality in selected yam zones of Nigeria]
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Seed yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) production, storage, and quality in selected yam zones of Nigeria
Seed yams are an essential input into the Dioscorea yam economy of West Africa. Till date, the agronomic separation of seed yam production from that of ware tuber production for food has not been fully achieved. ‘Milking’ of food tubers to get seed yam continues as a dominant channel of seed yam ...
Akoroda, M.O.
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Cladius-Cole, B.
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Kikuno, H.
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Okonkwo, C.C.
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Acha, A.I.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Enhancing seed yam supply systems in West Africa]
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Enhancing seed yam supply systems in West Africa
Standard stake yield (SSY) was estimated using data from multi-locational trials in 11 locations. These were: Onne, Obrikom, Warri, Obayantor, Umudike, Nanka, Akure, Ajibode, Ibadan, and Zaria during 2003-2005 season. The aim was to identify location suitable for stem production and also to estim...
Akoroda, M.O.
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Yomeni, M.O.
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Oyadiran, T.F.
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Dixon, A.
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Okoro, E.
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[Standard stake yield of 43 CMD cassava genotypes in 11 locations of Nigeria: implications for stem supply systems]
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Standard stake yield of 43 CMD cassava genotypes in 11 locations of Nigeria: implications for stem supply systems
There is strong relationship between the weight of stake to be planted and it ability to emerge. Therefore, only good quality stem should be cut, partitioned into stakes, and treated for planting to optimise the limited resource of land area and other input engaged in the cassava cultivation ente...
Akoroda, M.O.
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Oyadiran, T.F.
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Yomeni, M.O.
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Okoro, E.
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Dixon, A.
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[Pattern of stake weight along the stem axis from its base and non emergence of planted stakes]
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Pattern of stake weight along the stem axis from its base and non emergence of planted stakes
A field collection of 90 sweetpotato (lpomoea batatas) accession collected. from various sources within and outside Nigeria were characterized at the llTA High Rainfall Station in Onne, Rivers State between June and August 2006. The objective of the study was to identify their distinctive charact...
Egeonu, I.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Tarawali, G.
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[Characterizing 90 accessions of sweetpotato in high rainfall sites of southern Nigeria]
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Characterizing 90 accessions of sweetpotato in high rainfall sites of southern Nigeria
Tuber of most varieties of white Guinea yam, Dioscorea rotundata Poir., produce a single sprout in the proximal region after the break dormancy. The location and pattern of sprout formation on intact tubers of a multiple sprouting variety, Pepa were studied. Only 0.4% of the tubers had a single s...
Aighewi, B.A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Patterns and locations of sprouts on intact tubers of a multiple sprouting Dioscorea rotundata poir. variety, Pepa]
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Patterns and locations of sprouts on intact tubers of a multiple sprouting Dioscorea rotundata poir. variety, Pepa
The overall system for supplying plantable stems of improved cassava varieties from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) was surveyed for Oyo State where IITA is situated. This study examined the relation of spread of adoption of these varieties during the period of 1976 thr...
Akoroda, M.O.
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Oyinlola, A.E.
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Gebremeskel, T.
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[Plantable stem supply system for IITA cassava varieties in Oyo State of Nigeria]
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Plantable stem supply system for IITA cassava varieties in Oyo State of Nigeria
Ezedinma, C.
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Udensi, U.
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Okechukwu, R.
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Ibana, S.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Ilona, P.
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Ogbe, F.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Lemchi, J.
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Chikoye, D.
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Okoro, E.
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Dixon, A.
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[Cassava weeds and management in Nigeria]
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Cassava weeds and management in Nigeria