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International Institute of Tropical AgricultureAsiedu, RobertBramel-Cox, P.J.Chikoye, D.Manyong, Victor M.López, K.[R4D Review]R4D Review

Sixty-day-old plants of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata), water yam (D. alata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) were exposed to 10 h day lengths (short days) for 15 and 30 days. Short-day treatment applied at the early growth stage of yams promoted the enlargment of tubers, but the res...


Shiwachi, H.Ayankanmi, T.G.Asiedu, Robert[Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)]Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Soil physicochemical properties were determined for soils under cropland and forest at the headquarters of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria to examine the 30-year effects of different land use on the fertility of five soil series toposequences un...


Watanabe, Y.Kikuno, H.Asiedu, RobertMasunaga, T.Wakatsuki, T.[Comparison of physicochemical properties of soils under contrasting land use systems in Southwestern Nigeria]Comparison of physicochemical properties of soils under contrasting land use systems in Southwestern Nigeria

Cassava has long been expected to play a key role in rural economic growth in Africa, but are we there yet? Although research partnerships have produced elite cassava varieties with 50% more yielding potential and demonstrated technologies to boost processing and marketing of cassava, the sub-sec...


James, B.Bramel-Cox, P.J.Witte, E.R.Asiedu, RobertWatson, D.Okechukwu, R.U.[Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project]Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project

Millions of people in the West African sub-region depend on yam for food and income. In 2008, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), one of the most economically important plant viruses was detected in yam fields in Ghana, Benin and Togo, three of the five topmost yam producing countries in the world. Some...


Eni, A.Kumar, P.L.Asiedu, RobertAlabi, O.J.Naidu, R.Hughes, J.Rey, M.E.C.[Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa]Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa

Twenty-two genotypes of deep yellow fleshed D. dumetorum were analysed for carotenoids using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and for similarities in their provitamin A characteristics using Cluster Analysis (CA). The contribution of each carotenoid to provitamin A content was invest...


Alamu, E.O.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Ferede-Menkir, R.Popoola, I.Asiedu, RobertGondwe, T.N.P.[Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties]Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties

In the present study, in vitro ovule culture technique was used to obtain interspecific cross combination of Dioscorea rotundata ufenyi and Dioscorea bulbifera wild. Ten days after pollination, ovules were excised and cultured onto 1/2 strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium (Basal salt mixture ...


Saini, H.Kashihara, Y.López Montes, A.Asiedu, Robert[Interspecific crossing between yam species (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through in vitro ovule culture]Interspecific crossing between yam species (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through in vitro ovule culture

The responses of 24 white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to mechanical and vector transmission with each of three viruses infecting yams were assessed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and symptom development. The viruses were Dioscorea alata virus (DAV), genus Potyvirus; Dio...


Odu, B.O.Hughes, J.D.A.Asiedu, RobertNg, N.Q.Shoyinka, S.A.Oladiran, O.A.[Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses]Responses of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cultivars to inoculation with three viruses

Yams are staples in West Africa. They are propagated from tubers in an informal seed system. This encourages a build-up of diseases, and necessitates the rapid development of a formal seed system where certified seeds are functional. Although few reports exist on the use of meristem culture to ge...


Balogun, M.Maroya, N.Augusto, J.Ajayi, A.Kumar, P.L.Aighewi, B.A.Asiedu, Robert[Relative efficiency of positive selection and tissue culture for generating pathogen-free planting materials of yam (Dioscorea spp.)]Relative efficiency of positive selection and tissue culture for generating pathogen-free planting materials of yam (Dioscorea spp.)

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