Descubre y comparte nuestro conocimiento público

Se han encontrado 4 recursos

Resultados de búsqueda

Yam (Dioscorea spp., family Dioscoreaceae) is one of the most important food crops cultivated in the West African yam zone comprising the forest and savannah areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Benin, and Togo, which account for more than 90% of the 4.59 million ha of yam cultivat...


Eni, A.O.Kumar, L.Asiedu, RobertAlabi, O.J.Naidu, R.A.Hughes, J.A.Rey, M.E.[First report of cucumber mosaic virus in yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin in West Africa]First report of cucumber mosaic virus in yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin in West Africa

Studies were made to identify sources of resistance to yam viruses in Dioscorea alata. Forty genotypes of D. alata were evaluated in both the field and in the screenhouse for reactions to the yam viruses: Yam mosaic virus (YMV), genus Potyvirus; Dioscorea alata virus (DAV), genus Potyvirus; Cucum...


Odu, B.O.Asiedu, RobertShoyinka, S.A.Hughes, J.A.[Screening of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) genotypes for reactions to viruses in Nigeria]Screening of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) genotypes for reactions to viruses in Nigeria

The rice yellow mottle diseases is the main virus disease found on rice in Africa. It has been reported in all major rice producing zone of sub-saharan Africa (East,West,Central and Southern Africa and Madagascar). The disease incidence and accompanying yield losses could be high depending on the...


Hughes, J.A.Odu, B.O.[Plant virology in subSaharan Africa: proceedings of a conference organized by IITA, 48 June 2001]Plant virology in subSaharan Africa: proceedings of a conference organized by IITA, 48 June 2001

A diagnostic survey was conducted in 2002 and 2003 to determine the status of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava mosaic begomoviruses in Nigeria and to ascertain if the virulent Ugandan variant of the East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-Ug2) is present in the country. The survey was an...


Ogbe, F.O.Hughes, J.A.Alabi, F.Okechukwu, R.U.[The status of cassava mosaic disease, cassava begomoviruses, and whitefly vector populations in Nigeria]The status of cassava mosaic disease, cassava begomoviruses, and whitefly vector populations in Nigeria

Selecciona los documentos para visualizarlos

Nombre del archivo Ver recurso