Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms
part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
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Massaquoi, F.B.
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Norman, P.E.
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Samura, A.E.
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Mansaray, A.
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Jalloh, A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Anthony, N.A.
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Benya, M.T.
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Fornah, D.S.
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Sawi, M.K.
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Sartie, A.M.
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Onadipe, O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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[Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
In a survey for cassava mosaic begomoviruses conducted in 1997 and 1998 in Nigeria, East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV) was detected by the polymerase chain reaction together with African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) in 27 out of 290 cassava leaf samples of infected plants from 254 farmers' ...
Ogbe, F.O.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Atiri, G.I.
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Mignouna, H.D.
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[Variants of East African cassava mosaic virus and its distribution in double infections with African cassava mosaic virus in Nigeria]
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Variants of East African cassava mosaic virus and its distribution in double infections with African cassava mosaic virus in Nigeria
Three field trials were conducted at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria between 1993 and 1995 to identify a rapid method of screening cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars for canopy retention and to determine the association between canopy retention and resistance to green spider mite (Mononychellus t...
Nukenine, E.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Hassan, A.T.
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Asiwe, J.A.N.
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[Evaluation of cassava cultivars for canopy retention and its relationship with field resistance to green spider mite]
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Evaluation of cassava cultivars for canopy retention and its relationship with field resistance to green spider mite
Twelve cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes were planted under natural field conditions for two different cropping seasons (wet and dry), in 1992 and 1993 at the research farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. The trial studied the effect of p...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Akem, C.N.
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Ikotun, T.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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[Effect of planting season on cassava anthracnose disease development]
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Effect of planting season on cassava anthracnose disease development
Four attributes of stem quality: number of nodes1, diameter2, and stem weight3 per 25-cm plantable stake (PS), and the stake position4 were investigated in field trials at Blocks 4, 18 and 24 of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Onne, Ajibode, Ibadan, Federal College of A...
The concentration of African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in relation to symptom severity among resistant, moderately resistant and susceptible cassava genotypes. Resistant genotype NR 8083 had significantly lower symptom severity scores (P < 0·05)...
Ogbe, F.
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Atiri, G.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Thottappilly, G.
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[Symtom severity of cassava mosaic disease in relation to concentration of African cassava mosaic virus in different cassava genotypes]
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Symtom severity of cassava mosaic disease in relation to concentration of African cassava mosaic virus in different cassava genotypes
Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) concentrations in tuberous roots of twenty-five cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes were determined over 2 years (2004/2005 and 2005/2006) at five locations representing distinct agroecologies in Nigeria. The objectives were to study the magnitude and nature of ge...
Ssemakula, G.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Stability of iron and zinc concentrations in selected genotypes of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) tuberous roots]
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Stability of iron and zinc concentrations in selected genotypes of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) tuberous roots
Thirty-one improved cultivars and five Nigerian landraces of cassava were assessed at genomic DNA level with 16 SSR primers for genetic diversity study. The minimum number of SSR primers that could readily be used for identification of the 36 cassava genotypes was also determined. For the genetic...
Moyib, O.K.
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Odunola, O.A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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[SSR markers reveal genetic variation between improved cassava cultivars and landraces within a collection of Nigerian cassava germplasm]
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SSR markers reveal genetic variation between improved cassava cultivars and landraces within a collection of Nigerian cassava germplasm
A study was conducted at the greenhouse of the international institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan,Nigeria to investigate the synergistic relationship of xanthomonas campestris pv. Manihotics (causal agent of cassava bacteria blight CBB), and colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f.sp manihotics (cau...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ikotun, T.
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[Synergistic relationship of bacterial blight and anthracnose disease pathogen in cassava multiple infection]
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Synergistic relationship of bacterial blight and anthracnose disease pathogen in cassava multiple infection
Kumar, P.L.
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Mgbechi-Ezeri, J.U.
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Eni, A.O.
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Akinbade, S.A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[The challenges and potential options for controlling virus diseases of legumes and tuber crops in West Africa]
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The challenges and potential options for controlling virus diseases of legumes and tuber crops in West Africa