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
Poor reproductive development in yams (Dioscorea spp.) has often been attributed to the polyploid nature of the crop. In this study, flow cytometry was used to determine the ploidy level of 53 accessions of Dioscorea alata, mostly from West African countries, Chad and Puerto Rico. Nuclei were iso...
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Pillay, M.
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Asiedu, A.
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Egunjobi, J.K.
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[Ploidy analysis in water yam, Dioscorea alata L., germplasm]
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Ploidy analysis in water yam, Dioscorea alata L., germplasm
The performance of 5 promising pre-release hybrid water yam (D. alata) varieties (TDa 98/01166; TDa 98/01176; TDa 98/01168; TDa 99/91169; and TDa 99/00240) evaluated for high and stable yields, pest and disease resistance and desirable food qualities, was determined in 2004 and 2005 in 6 location...
Ikeorgu, J.G.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Evaluation of the performance of five hybrid water yam clones in the yam belt of Nigeria]
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Evaluation of the performance of five hybrid water yam clones in the yam belt of Nigeria