Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is the causal agent of yam anthracnose disease in Nigeria. Differential cultivars and amplified fragment length polymorphic DNA markers were used to assess the extent of genetic diversity among 39 isolates of the pathogen. Fourteen (14) pathotypes of the pathogen we...
Aduramigba-Modupe, A.O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Odebode, C.A.
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Owolade, F.
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[Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Nigeria using amplified fragment length polymorphismA (AFLP) markers]
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Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Nigeria using amplified fragment length polymorphismA (AFLP) markers
Water yam (Dioscorea alata) flour was processed using standard wet milling procedure prior to the extrusion process, which led to the determination of extrudate properties of the flours.A single-screw extruder (DCE 330, NJ) was used in evaluating the extrudate properties, which included torque, m...
Oke, M.O.
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Awonorin, S.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Aiyedun, P.O.
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[Effect of extrusion variables on extrudates properties of water yam flour a response surface analysis]
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Effect of extrusion variables on extrudates properties of water yam flour a response surface analysis
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
Inadequate yield potential of available varieties and their long growth periods are two of the factors limiting yam (Dioscorea spp.) production. Identifying yield- and maturity-related traits and breeding for them will enhance production. Ten morphological/physiological traits: time of shoot emer...
Sartie, A. M.
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Franco, J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Phenotypic analysis of tuber yield and maturityrelated traits in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)]
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Phenotypic analysis of tuber yield and maturityrelated traits in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is one of the major constraints limiting water yam (Dioscorea alata) production in the tropics. In this region, yam anthracnose control is mostly achieved by the deployment of moderately resistant yam genotypes. Therefore, screening for new s...
Nwadili, C.O.
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Augusto, J.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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López Montes, A.
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Onyeka, T.J.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Comparative reliability of screening parameters for anthracnose resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata)]
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Comparative reliability of screening parameters for anthracnose resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata)
Several efforts have been made through research, government programs and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) interventions to improve yam production in Nigeria. In addition, some policies targeted at improving agricultural production have weakened the production and consumption of different comm...
Adesiyan, O.F.
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Adesiyan, A.T.
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Bamire, A.
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Ousmane, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effects of policies on yam production and consumption in Nigeria]
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Effects of policies on yam production and consumption in Nigeria
Yam tuber dry rot caused by Scutellonema bradys results in the reduction of tuber quality. Studies were conducted on the effect of intercropping cover crops with yams on nematode damage to tubers. Eleven cover crops were intercropped with yams in pot screen house and field experiments. Plants wer...
Claudius-Cole, A.O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Fawole, B.
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[Tropical cover crops for the management of the yam nematode, Scutellonema bradys]
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Tropical cover crops for the management of the yam nematode, Scutellonema bradys
Park, B.
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Kikuno, H.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Park, C.H.
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[Studies on the antioxidant and whitening properties of extracts from tuber of yams (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Studies on the antioxidant and whitening properties of extracts from tuber of yams (Dioscorea spp.)
Four hundred and sixty-seven accessions of cultivated Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundatacomplex) collected from different localities of Benin Republic were analysed to study isoenzymatic variability in seven enzyme systems: aspartate aminotransferase (AAT), esterase (EST), gluco...
Dansi, A.
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Mignouna, H.
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Zoundjihékpon, J.
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Sangare, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Ahoussou, N.
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[Using isozyme polymorphism to assess genetic variation within cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of the Republic of Benin]
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Using isozyme polymorphism to assess genetic variation within cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of the Republic of Benin
DNA from twenty-three late maturing cultivars of Guinea yams (D. cayenensis/D. rotundata complex) from the Benin Republic that could not be separated using isozyme markers, were examined using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers with decamer primers of arbitrary sequence. All the tw...
Dansi, A.
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Mignouna, H.
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Zoundjihékpon, J.
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Sangare, A.
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Ahoussou, N.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Identification of some Benin Republics Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) cultivars using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA]
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Identification of some Benin Republics Guinea yam (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) cultivars using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA