Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple crop with high agricultural and cultural significance for over 300 million people in West Africa. Despite its importance, productivity is miserably low. A better understanding of the environmental context in the region is essential to unlock the crop’s poten...
Alabi, T.R.
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Adebola, P.O.
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Asfaw, A.
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Koeyer, D. de
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López Montes, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding]
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Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding
Eight genotypes of yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) were planted at locations in two major yam-growing agroecologies of Nigeria (Onne in the
humid forest zone and Ibadan in the forest/savannah transition zone) for assessment of the contents of minerals and antinutrients. Significant
differences ...
Akin-Idowu, P.E.
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Odunola, O.A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Uwaifo, A.O.
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[Variation in nutrient and antinutrient contents of tubers from yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) genotypes grown at two locations]
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Variation in nutrient and antinutrient contents of tubers from yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) genotypes grown at two locations
Highly virulent, slow-growing grey (SGG); moderately virulent, fast-growing salmon (FGS); and avirulent/weakly virulent, fast-growing grey (FGG) forms of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides have been described from yam (Dioscorea spp.), but little is known about their chemodiversity or the role of tox...
Abang, Mathew M.
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Abraham, W.R.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Hoffmann, P.
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Wolf, G.
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Winter, S.
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[Secondary metabolite profile and phytotoxic activity of genetically distinct forms of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from yam (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Secondary metabolite profile and phytotoxic activity of genetically distinct forms of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from yam (Dioscorea spp.)
The Guinea yams, Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. and D. rotundata Poir. (D. cayenensis–D. rotundata complex), represent a highly importantcrop, widely distributed in the humid and semi-humidtropics. The ploidy levels of 170 accessions of the core set of Guinea yams from West African coun...
Obidiegwu, J.E.
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Loureiro, J.
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Ene-Obong, E.E.
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Rodríguez, E.
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Kolesnikova-Allen, M.
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Santos, C.
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Muoneke, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Ploidy level studies on the Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex core set]
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Ploidy level studies on the Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex core set
A five-year study involving 38 genotypes of D. rotundata cultivar Tela was evaluated in 15 environments from 2000 to 2004 using CRD. The three locations were Bodwease (Coastal Savanna), Fumesua (Forest) and Wenchi (Forest-Savanna Transition). The objective was to assess the effect of genotype and...
Otoo, E.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[GGE biplot analysis of Dioscorea rotundata cultivar tela genotypes in Ghana]
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GGE biplot analysis of Dioscorea rotundata cultivar tela genotypes in Ghana
Yam (Dioscorea spp), a multi-species, polyploid, and vegetatively propagated tuber crop, is cultivated widely in the tropics and subtropics. Over 95% of the world's yam production occurs in West and Central Africa where white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) is the most important among cultivated ...
Otoo, E.
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Akromah, R.
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Kolesnikova-Allen, M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Delineation of pona complex of yam in Ghana using SSR markers]
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Delineation of pona complex of yam in Ghana using SSR markers
Kikuno, H.
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Oladimeji, Z.
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Ebuehi, A.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Onjo, M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants]
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Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants
Wild relatives of cassava (Manihot spp.) and yam (Dioscorea spp.) have many attributes of importance to the genetic improvement of the cultivated species. Some crosses between cassava and its wild relatives have led to poly ploids (crosses to M. />laziovii and M. epruinosa) and resistance to two ...
Asiedu, Robert
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Bai, K.V.
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Terauchi, R.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Hahn, S.K.
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[Status of wide crosses in cassava and yam]
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Status of wide crosses in cassava and yam
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is the most severe foliar disease of water yam (Dioscorea alata) worldwide. The tetraploid breeding line, TDa 95/00328, is a source of dominant genetic resistance to the moderately virulent fast growing salmon (FGS) strain of C. gloeosporioid...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Abang, Mathew M.
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Onasanya, A.
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Agindotan, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Identification and potential application of RAPD markers for anthracnose resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata)]
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Identification and potential application of RAPD markers for anthracnose resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata)
Resistance to Yam mosaic virus (YMV) in tetraploid white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is inherited differentially as a dominant and recessive character. Elite D. rotundata breeding lines with durable resistance to YMV can be developed by pyramiding major dominant and recessive genes using marker ass...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Abang, Mathew M.
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Onasanya, A.
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Agindotan, B.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Identification and potential use of RAPD markers linked to yam mosaic virus resistance in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)]
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Identification and potential use of RAPD markers linked to yam mosaic virus resistance in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)