The major tropical root crops cassava (Manilwt esculenta Crantz) and yams (Dioscorea spp.)-are widely grown and are mostly used as subsistence staples in many parts of the tropics and subtropics in Africa. They are the major source of energy for well over 200 million people on the continent. The ...
Cassava, yam, and plantain are staple food crops essential to food security in the humid and Sub-humid tropics of Africa. However, these crops have long growth cycles, high perishability and slow multiplication rates of propagation materials, and they are subject to a number of biological stresse...
Asiedu, Robert
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Ng, S.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Terauchi, R.
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Hahn, S.
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[Analysis of the need for biotechnology research on cassava, yam, and plantain]
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Analysis of the need for biotechnology research on cassava, yam, and plantain
Different species of yams are grown in the "yam zone" of West Africa. In field and storage, yams are exposed to various diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. Yam diseases can be controlled by several integrated control practices.