Cassava clones CH92/082, TME 6 and BA95/070 were evaluated against Mbundumali, Phoso, Mulola and Sauti as checks. These clones were evaluated at Makoka, Mkondezi, Baka and Kasinthula Research Stations that represented different agro ecologies and in Mzuzu ADD under farmers' conditions. The object...
Benesi, I.R.M.
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Mkandawire, T.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Pamkomera, P.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Moyo, C.C.
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Ntonga, A.P.
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Chilungo, S.
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[CH92/082 and TME 6 cassava clones officially released for farmer growing in Malawi]
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CH92/082 and TME 6 cassava clones officially released for farmer growing in Malawi
Cassava, a crop widely adapted in the tropics, has the important attribute of withstanding adverse environmental conditions better than do many other staple crops. The performance of an individual genotype, however, is influenced by the environment in which it grows. In Malawi, the heterogeneity ...
Mkumbira, J.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Gullberg, U.
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[Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi]
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Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi
Moyo, C.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Benesi, I.
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[Challenges and opportunities for improvement in cassava and sweetpotato seed systems in Southern Africa]
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Challenges and opportunities for improvement in cassava and sweetpotato seed systems in Southern Africa
Cassava roots contain cyanogenic glucosides. Malawian farmers classify cultivars into two groups based on the perceived danger of eating raw roots that they associate with bitterness. In the vernacular, cultivars that produce roots with bitter taste are called vyakubaba (bitter), whereas those yi...
Chiwona-Karltun, L.
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Brimer, L.
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Kalenga Saka, J.D.
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Mhone, A.R.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Johansson, L.
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Bokanga, M.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Rosling, H.
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[Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels]
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Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an allogamous, vegetatively propagated, Neotropical crop that is also widely grown in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia. To elucidate genetic diversity and differentiation in the crop's primary and secondary centers of diversity, and the forces shaping them, SSR ma...
Fregene, Martin A.
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Suarez, M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Kulembeka, H.P.
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Ndedya, E.
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Kulaya, A.
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Mitchel, S.
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Gullberg, U.
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Rosling, H.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Dean, R.
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[Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop]
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Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop
Postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) is an unresolved major stress in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), which constrains the crop suitability for commercial and industrial purposes. The present study sourced for PPD tolerance from different genetic resources available within a cassava ...
Moyib, K.O.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Odunola, O.
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Dixon, A.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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[Genetic variation of postharvest physiological deterioration susceptibility in a cassava germplasm]
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Genetic variation of postharvest physiological deterioration susceptibility in a cassava germplasm
Purpose – Cassava production surged noticeably in Southeastern Africa beginning in the 1990s. The purpose of this paper is to examine the commercial responses and food security consequences of cassava production growth in the region.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper incorporates a mix of q...
Haggblade, S.
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Djurfeldt, A.
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Nyirenda, D.
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Lodin, J.
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Brimer, L.
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Chiona, M.
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Chitundu, M.
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Chiwona-Karltun, L.
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Cuambe, C.
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Dolislager, M.
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Donovan, C.
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Droppelmann, K.
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Jirstrom, M.
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Kambewa, E.
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Kambewa, P.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Mudema, J.
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Nielson, H.
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Nyembe, M.
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Salegua, V.
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Tomo, A.
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Weber, M.
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[Cassava commercialization in Southeastern Africa]
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Cassava commercialization in Southeastern Africa
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an allogamous, vegetatively propagated, Neotropical crop that is also widely grown in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia. To elucidate genetic diversity and differentiation in the crop's primary and secondary centers of diversity, and the forces shaping them, SSR ma...
Fregene, Martin A.
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Suarez, MC
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Mkumbira, J.
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Kulembeka, H.P.
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Ndedya, E
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Kulaya, A
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Mitchel, S
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Gullberg, U
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Rosling, H.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Dean, R.
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Kresovich, S
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[Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: Genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop]
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Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: Genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop
Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter...
Mkumbira, J.
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Chiwona-Karltun, L.
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Lagercrantz, U.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Saka, J.
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Mhone, A.
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Bokanga, M.
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Brimer, L.
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Gullberg, U.
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Rosling, H.
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[Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"]
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Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"