The objectives of this study were to collect and characterise Malawian cassava germplasm using ethnobotany, morphological and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Exploration of accessions with the help of indigenous knowledge was done. Ninety three accessions collected from f...
Benesi, I.R.M.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Herselman, L.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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[Ethnobotany, morphology and genotyping of cassava germplasm from Malawi]
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Ethnobotany, morphology and genotyping of cassava germplasm from Malawi
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) breeding at the earlier stages so far has been mainly based on a mass phenotypic recurrent selection, as little data is taken. This has resulted in a long breeding cycle and lack of organised information on the breeding values of parental lines used in the breeding pro...
Ojulong, H
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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Herselman, L.
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[A cassava clonal evaluation trial based on a new cassava breeding scheme]
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A cassava clonal evaluation trial based on a new cassava breeding scheme
Cassava cultivars often have poor resistance to biotic stresses and lack good quality traits. Wild species of cultivated crops have frequently been used as an important source of genetic diversity. Cassava breeders are becoming increasingly interested in incorporating genes of wild relatives. In ...
Ojulong, H
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Labuschangne, M.
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Herselman, L.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Introgression of genes for dry matter content from wild cassava species]
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Introgression of genes for dry matter content from wild cassava species
Inbreeding of predominantly cross-pollinating crops is expected to result in the generation of progeny with reduced fitness and/or progeny with improved phenotypes. However, this effect is not well documented in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). In this study, S1 progeny from six cassava genoty...
Kawuki, Robert S.
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Nuwamanya, E.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Herselman, L.
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Ferguson, Morag E.
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[Segregation of selected agronomic traits in six S1 cassava families]
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Segregation of selected agronomic traits in six S1 cassava families