Despite its relatively recent introduction to Africa, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) has become a major food crop adapted to a wide range of agro-ecologies that is grown by millions of small-holding farmers of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), owing to its remarkable tolerance to an array of biotic a...
Gedil, M.
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Kolade, F.
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Raji, A.
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Ingelbrecht, I.L.
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Dixon, A.
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[Development of molecular genomic tools for verification of intergeneric hybrids between castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Development of molecular genomic tools for verification of intergeneric hybrids between castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
The advent and rapid advance of genomics technologies can enable plant breeders to design cost-effective and efficient breeding strategies by exploiting the ability of molecular plant breeding to increase favorable gene action and efficiency of selection. The unparalleled scientific progress in t...
Gedil, M.
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[Tailoring bioinformatics for the genetic improvement of orphan crops]
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Tailoring bioinformatics for the genetic improvement of orphan crops
Information on genetic diversity and population structure are very important in any breeding programme for the improvement of traits of interest and the development of outstanding products for commercialization. In the present study, we assessed the genetic diversity of 94 early-maturing white an...
Adu, G.B.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Akromah, R.
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García Oliveira, A.L.
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Awuku, F.J.
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Gedil, M.
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[Genetic diversity and population structure of early-maturing tropical maize inbred lines using SNP markers]
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Genetic diversity and population structure of early-maturing tropical maize inbred lines using SNP markers
Background
Maize yield potential is rarely maximized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the devastating effects of drought stress and Striga hermonthica parasitism. This study was conducted to determine the gains in grain yield and associated changes in an early-maturing yellow bi-parental maize ...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Talabi, A.O.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Fasanmade, Y.
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Gedil, M.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance]
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Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop for poor rural communities, particularly in Africa. At household level, cassava landraces used for cultivation are mainly selected based on farmers' interests, leading to very particular diversity evolution over generations. Th...
Agre, A.P.
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Gueye, B.
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Adjatin, A.
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Dansi, M.
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Bathacharjee, R.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Dansi, M.
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Gedil, M.
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[Folk taxonomy and traditional management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity in southern and central Benin]
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Folk taxonomy and traditional management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity in southern and central Benin
The cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is an economically important disease of the food crop cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with resistance to CMD were identified using 132 F1 progeny derived from a cross between the CMD resistant accession TMSI3...
Lokko, Y.
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Gedil, M.
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Dixon, A.
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[QTLs associated with resistance to the cassava mosaic disease: new directions for a diverse planet]
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QTLs associated with resistance to the cassava mosaic disease: new directions for a diverse planet
Development of pro-vitamin A (PVA) biofortified staple crops has been promoted as an option for addressing vitamin A deficiency in humans. Recently, crtRBI, lcyE and zep1 genes of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway have been identified as contributors to PVA accumulation in maize endosperm. High phe...
Gebremeskel, S.
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García Oliveira, A.L.
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Menkir, A.
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Adetimirin, V.
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Gedil, M.
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[Effectiveness of predictive markers for marker assisted selection of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in medium-late maturing maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines]
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Effectiveness of predictive markers for marker assisted selection of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in medium-late maturing maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines
The predominant source of resistance to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is known to be polygenic requiring evaluation in multiple environments to characterise resistant genotypes, which makes the detection of genes for resistance using segregation analysis inefficient. Recently, some landraces h...
Lokko, Y.
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Danquah, E.Y.
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Offei, S.
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Dixon, A.
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Gedil, M.
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[Molecular markers associated with a new source of resistance to the cassava mosaic disease]
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Molecular markers associated with a new source of resistance to the cassava mosaic disease