Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms
part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
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Massaquoi, F.B.
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Norman, P.E.
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Samura, A.E.
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Mansaray, A.
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Jalloh, A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Anthony, N.A.
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Benya, M.T.
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Fornah, D.S.
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Sawi, M.K.
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Sartie, A.M.
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Onadipe, O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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[Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
Breeding yams is a two-step process that combines sexual and asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involving a transfer of pollen from male to female genotype reproductive organ is a key step to generate variability in yam improvement. The efficacy of genetic improvement therefore depends on ...
Norman, P.E.
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Asfaw, A.
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Tongoona, P.B.
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Danquah, A.O.
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Danquah, E.Y.
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Koeyer, D. de
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Pollination success in some white yam genotypes under polycross and nested mating designs]
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Pollination success in some white yam genotypes under polycross and nested mating designs
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
,
Massaquoi, F.B.
,
Norman, P.E.
,
Samura, A.E.
,
Mansaray, A.
,
Jalloh, A.
,
Dixon, A.
,
Anthony, N.A.
,
Benya, M.T.
,
Fornah, D.S.
,
Sawi, M.K.
,
Sartie, A.M.
,
Onadipe, O.O.
,
Sanni, L.O.
,
[Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone