Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the most-important disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Africa, and is a potential threat to Latin American (LA) cassava production. Although this viral disease is still unknown in LA, its vector – the whitefly – has recently been found. The disease is best co...
Akano, A.O.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Mba, C
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Barrera Sabogal, E
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Genetic mapping of a dominant gene conferring resistance to cassava mosaic disease]
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Genetic mapping of a dominant gene conferring resistance to cassava mosaic disease
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a major food staple for nearly 600 million people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Major losses in yield result from biotic and abiotic stresses that include diseases such as Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB), drought, and acid soils...
Anderson, J.W.
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Delseny, M
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Fregene, Martin A.
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Jorge, V
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Mba, C
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López, C.E.
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Restrepo, S.
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Soto Suárez, M.
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Piegu, B
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Verdier, Valérie
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Cooke, RG
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Horvat, DP
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[An EST resource for cassava and other species of Euphorbiaceae]
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An EST resource for cassava and other species of Euphorbiaceae
The gene pools for breeding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa currently contain only a fraction of the existing genetic variation found in Latin America where the crop originates. Our research aimed to broaden the genetic base in Africa by introducing Latin American (LA) germplasm. The...
Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Porto, M.C.M.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Mba, C
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Espinosa, E.
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Santos Melendez, LG
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Ospina, C.
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Marin, JA
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Barrera Sabogal, E
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Gutiérrez A., Janeth Patricia
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Ekanayake, I.J.
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Iglesias, C.A.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Marker-assisted introgression of resistance to cassava mosaic disease into Latin American germplasm for the genetic improvement of cassava in Africa]
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Marker-assisted introgression of resistance to cassava mosaic disease into Latin American germplasm for the genetic improvement of cassava in Africa
Breeding goals of yield increases, root quality improvement, and disease resistance in cassava are considerably slowed down by biological characteristics of the crop, which includes a long growth cycle, a heterozygous genetic background and a poor knowledge of the organization of crop diversity. ...
Fregene, Martin A.
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Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Mba, C
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Angel, F.
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Suarez, MC
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Gutiérrez A., Janeth Patricia
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Roca, William M.
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Bonierbale, Merideth W.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Genome mapping in cassava improvement: Challenges, achievements and opportunities]
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Genome mapping in cassava improvement: Challenges, achievements and opportunities
Global food security could be imperilled by the combined pressures from the effects of continually evolving climatic conditions, demographics and other socio-economic factors, the demands of the livestock, bioenergy and fibre industries for food-based substrates, the static or decreasing availabi...
Mba, C
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Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo
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Guei, GR
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Hershey, Clair H.
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Paganini, M
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Pick, B
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Ghosh, K.
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[Mainstreaming the continuum approach to the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture through national strategy]
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Mainstreaming the continuum approach to the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture through national strategy