The aim of the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was to pre-emptively manage the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) to avert an imminent and increasing possible threat of the Ugandan strain of the CMD virus of the pathogen from doing damage to the N...
Dixon, A.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ogbe, F.
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Ilona, P.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Yomeni, M.
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Okoro, E.
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Tarawali, G.
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[Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy]
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Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy
Eleven improved varieties project were multiplied in 2009 by primary producers associated with the USAID/ IITA project Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa in response to the Food Price Crisis (UPoCA) in seven States of Nigeria. In 2010, stems from these multiplication farms were distributed...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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Kehinde, I.A.
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Afolabi, C.
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James, B.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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[Distribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria]
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Distribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria
A diagnostic survey was conducted in 2002-03 to determine the status of cassava mosaic begomoviruses in Nigeria and to ascertain if the virulent Ugandan variant of East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-Ug2) was present. Of the 418 farms visited, 48% had cassava with moderately severe or severe...
Ogbe, F.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Hughes, J.D.
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Alabi, O.J.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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[Status of cassava begomoviruses and their new natural hosts in Nigeria]
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Status of cassava begomoviruses and their new natural hosts in Nigeria
In 2004 and 2005 through field trials in over 2500 locations in several agroecological zones, 40 new cassava varieties were introduced in Nigeria. The trials were managed by scientists, extension workers and farmers. The aim in introducing these new varieties was to pre-emptively manage cassava m...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Mwangi, M.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Root rot resistance in new cassava varieties introduced to farmers in Nigeria]
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Root rot resistance in new cassava varieties introduced to farmers in Nigeria
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a widespread viral disease that causes high yield losses in susceptible genotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective control of CMD is beneficial and justifiable since cassava is an important source of carbohydrates for over 200 million people in most African countri...
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ogbe, F.O.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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[Cassava mosaic disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: a feasible solution for an unsolved problem]
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Cassava mosaic disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: a feasible solution for an unsolved problem