Cassava brown streak (CBSD) and mosaic (CMD) diseases are the major cassava production constraints in the East African region. Efforts to control these diseases were initiated in northeastern Tanganyika in the 1930’s using conventional breeding methods. Despite these efforts, CBSD is spreading, t...
Masumba, E.
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Merwe, A. van der
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Myburg, Z.
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Kapinga, F.
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Kasele, S.
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Kulembeka, H.P.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Rounsley, S.
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Prochnik, S.
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Kanju, E.
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Ferguson, M.
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[Mapping of QTL associated with resistance to Cassava Brown Streak and Mosaic Diseases in outcrossing cassava cultivars locally cultivated in Tanzania]
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Mapping of QTL associated with resistance to Cassava Brown Streak and Mosaic Diseases in outcrossing cassava cultivars locally cultivated in Tanzania
The distribution and frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is an excellent tool for discerning evolutionary relatedness between cultivated and wild plant genomes. This type of information is scanty for the genus Manihot, and thus limiting systematic approaches in the genetic improve...
Beyene, D.
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Mukasa, S.B.
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Jansson, C.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Ferguson, M.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Kyamanywa, S.
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Sebuliba, J.
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Baguma, Yona K.
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[Patterns on nucleotide diversity in Meisa1 and G3PHD in wild and cultivated cassava]
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Patterns on nucleotide diversity in Meisa1 and G3PHD in wild and cultivated cassava
Jayashree, B.
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Ferguson, M.
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Illut, D.
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Doyle, J.
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Jonathan, H.
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[Analysis of genomic sequences from peanut (Arachis hypogaea)]
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Analysis of genomic sequences from peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Geographic Information System (GIS) tools are applied to a comprehensive database of 3514 records of wild Arachis species to assist in the conservation and utilisation of the species by: (a) determining the distributional range of species and their abundance; (b) characterising species environmen...
Ferguson, M.
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Jarvis, A.
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Stalker, H.
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Williams, D.
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Luigi Guarino, V.
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Pittman, R.
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Simpson, C.
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Bramel-Cox, P.J.
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[Biogeography of wild Arachis (Leguminosae): distribution and environmental characterization]
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Biogeography of wild Arachis (Leguminosae): distribution and environmental characterization
An improved understanding of phenotypic variation within cassava germplasm in southern, eastern and central Africa will help to formulate knowledge-based breeding strategies. Thus, the overall objective of this study was to examine the phenotypic variation in cassava germplasm available within si...
Kawuki, Robert S.
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Ferguson, M.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Herselman, L.
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Orone, J.
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Ralimanana, I.
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Bidiaka, M.
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Lukombo, S.
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Kanyange, M.C.
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Gashaka, G.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Gethi, J.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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[Variation in qualitative and quantitative traits of cassava germplasm from selected national breeding programmes in subSaharan Africa]
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Variation in qualitative and quantitative traits of cassava germplasm from selected national breeding programmes in subSaharan Africa
Some genetic studies using molecular methods such as diversity assessment or marker-assisted selection require collection of a large number of samples from fields located in the vicinity or in remote areas, followed by isolation of good quality DNA in a short time span. In the present study, diff...
Bhattacharjee, R.
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Ferguson, M.
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Gedil, M.
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Dumet, D.
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Ingelbrecht, I.L.
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[Field collection,preservation and large scale DNA extraction procedures for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)]
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Field collection,preservation and large scale DNA extraction procedures for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) provides the cheapest source of food calories in Africa and forms the major staple for roughly 40% of Africans. More than 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa derive over 50% of their carbohydrate intake from cassava. It has been recognised as a powerful pov...
Kanju, E.
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Mkamilo, G.S.
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Mgoo, V.
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Ferguson, M.
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[Statistical evidence linking the zigzag stem habit with tolerance to cassava brown streak disease]
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Statistical evidence linking the zigzag stem habit with tolerance to cassava brown streak disease
Cassava is an important root crop to resource-poor farmers in marginal areas, where its production faces drought stress constraints. Given the difficulties associated with cassava breeding, a molecular understanding of drought tolerance in cassava will help in the identification of markers for us...
Turyagyenda, L.F.
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Kizito, E.B.
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Ferguson, M.
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Baguma, Yona K.
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Agaba, Morris
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Harvey, Jagger J.W.
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Osiru, D.S.O.
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[Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava]
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Physiological and molecular characterization of drought responses and identification of candidate tolerance genes in cassava
Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about ha...
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Coyne, D.L.
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Ferguson, M.
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Ferris, R.S.B.
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Hanna, R.
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Hughes, J.
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Ingelbrecht, I.
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Legg, J.P.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Mowbray, D.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Whyte, J.
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Hartmann, P.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development]
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Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development
For the first time, sufficient numbers of molecular markers that reveal polymorphism in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) have become available for diversity assessments. In this study, the amount and distribution of genetic variation within and among six peanut botanical varieties, as well...
Ferguson, M.
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Bramel-Cox, P.J.
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Chandra, S.
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[Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)]
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Gene diversity among botanical varieties in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)