Cassava is an important root crop in Malawi. It is the second most important food crop after maize. It is grown throughout the country as a food security crop, sack/cash crop, and as a staple food crop along the Lake Malawi. Is is a staple for over 39 % of the country’s population. Farmers ...
Gondwe, F.M.T.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Raya, M.D.
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Moyo, C.C.
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Soko, M.M.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.R.M.
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[Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease]
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Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease
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 Crantz) and sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) are important food and cash crops in Malawi. However, key information regarding varieties grown, sources of planting materials, post-harvest handling, utilisation and tuber yields is lacking. A study was, therefore, conducte...
Le manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) et la patate douce (Ipomoea batatas Lam) sont des importants aliments et plantes génératrices de ressources en Malawi. Cependant, l\'information clé concernant les variétés plantées, les sources de matériels de plantation, les manœuvres post-récoltes, l\'utili...
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa, providing up to 285 calories per person per day. Cassava starch is a potentially important industrial material in Malawi. Industries hesitate to use cassava starch because the powder sold by so...
Benesi, I.R.M.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Dixon, A.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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[Genotype x environment interaction effects on native cassava starch quality and potential for starch use in the commercial sector]
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Genotype x environment interaction effects on native cassava starch quality and potential for starch use in the commercial sector
Twenty four arbitrarily selected cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) landraces, supplied by the germplasm collections in Kibaha and Ukiriguru research stations of Tanzania, were analysed by two different molecular marker techniques. Genetic distances on the basis of RAPD (random amplified polymorp...
Herzberg, F.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mignouna, J.
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Kullaya, A.
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[Assessment of genetic diversity of local varieties of cassava in Tanzania using molecular markers]
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Assessment of genetic diversity of local varieties of cassava in Tanzania using molecular markers
The Southern Africa Root Crops Research Netwrok (SARRNET), in collaboration with national research programmes in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC ) have made considerable impact in the SADC region in terms of promoting cassava (Manihot esculenta) and sweetpotato (Ipomea batatus) produc...
Le réseau de recherche du sud de l'Afrique en racines des plantes (SARRNET), en collaboration avec les programmes de recherche national des communautés de développement du sud de l'Afrique (SADC) ont rapporté des impacts considérables dans la région du SADC en termes de promotion de production de...
Mahungu, N.M.
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Sandifolo, V.S.
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Dixon, A.
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Whyte, J.A.
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Mhone, A.
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Terri, J.M.
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Álvarez, M.N.
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Andrade, M.I.
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Kolign, S.
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Jumbo, S.
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Moyo, C.C.
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[Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region]
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Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region
Cassava is an important food crop in the East African coastal lowlands. However, yields are low due to various reasons amongst which are pests and diseases. Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is one of the major diseases of economic importance in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Yie...
Kanju, E.E.
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Masumba, E.A.
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Masawe, M.
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Tollano, S.
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Muli, B.
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Zacharias, A.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Khizzah, B.
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Whyte, J.
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Dixon, A.
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[Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences]
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Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences