In vitro culture media capable of regenerating moderate to high shoots and/or plantlets from meristems
of two yam species – Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata within comparable duration of 10 weeks
as commonly obtained in other monocots and root and tuber crops were investigated. The study
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Adeniyi, O.J.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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Ingelbrecht, I.L.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata poir and Dioscorea alata L.]
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Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata poir and Dioscorea alata L.
Yam (Dioscorea spp., family Dioscoreaceae) is one of the most important food crops cultivated in the West African yam zone comprising the forest and savannah areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Benin, and Togo, which account for more than 90% of the 4.59 million ha of yam cultivat...
Eni, A.O.
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Kumar, L.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Alabi, O.J.
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Naidu, R.A.
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Hughes, J.A.
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Rey, M.E.
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[First report of cucumber mosaic virus in yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin in West Africa]
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First report of cucumber mosaic virus in yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin in West Africa
Studies were made to identify sources of resistance to yam viruses in Dioscorea alata. Forty genotypes of D. alata were evaluated in both the field and in the screenhouse for reactions to the yam viruses: Yam mosaic virus (YMV), genus Potyvirus; Dioscorea alata virus (DAV), genus Potyvirus; Cucum...
Odu, B.O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Shoyinka, S.A.
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Hughes, J.A.
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[Screening of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) genotypes for reactions to viruses in Nigeria]
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Screening of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) genotypes for reactions to viruses in Nigeria
Anthracnose and virus diseases exert devastating impacts on yam production in many tropical regions of the world where the crop contributes to food security and income generation. The complexities in their epidemiology necessitate the use of integrated approaches in their management. Six genotype...
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Onyeka, T.J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Severity of anthracnose and virus diseases of water yam (dioscorea alata L.) in NIgeria I: effects of yam genotype and date of planting]
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Severity of anthracnose and virus diseases of water yam (dioscorea alata L.) in NIgeria I: effects of yam genotype and date of planting
Use of genetic resistance is the most practical and economic way to manage major diseases of yams. In a search for sources of resistance, 40 water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Puerto Rico were screened under natural disease infection conditions in Ibadan, Nig...
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Odu, B.
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Ogunyemi, S.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Hughes, J.
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[Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus diseases and their effect on yield]
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Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus diseases and their effect on yield
Yam mosaic virus (YMV) causes the most-widespread and economically important viral disease affecting white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in West Africa. The genetic basis of resistance in white yam to a Nigerian isolate of YMV was investigated in three tetraploid D. rotundata genotypes: TDr 93–1, TDr...
Mignouna, H.
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Njukeng, P.
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Abang, Mathew M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Inheritance of resistance to yam mosaic virus, genus Potyvirus, in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)]
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Inheritance of resistance to yam mosaic virus, genus Potyvirus, in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
Accurate and timely detection is vital for mitigation of tuber yield losses resulting from yam mosaic virus (YMV) infection on yam, a major food security crop in West Africa. The observation, from our previous studies, that the triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (TAS-ELISA...
Eni, A.
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Hughes, J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Rey, M.
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[Re-evaluation of Yam Mosaic Virus (YMV) detection methods]
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Re-evaluation of Yam Mosaic Virus (YMV) detection methods