Cassava (manioc, yuca, or mandioca; Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae) is an important cash crop and food crop of resource-limited farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The storage roots are utilised either fresh, as in the case of sweet cultivars low in cyanogenic g...
Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Setter TL
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Ferguson M
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Mutegi R
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Alves, A.C.
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Ceballos, H.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Phenotyping cassava for adaptation to drought]
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Phenotyping cassava for adaptation to drought
Convolutional neural network (CNN) models have the potential to improve plant disease phenotyping where the standard approach is visual diagnostics requiring specialized training. In scenarios where a CNN is deployed on mobile devices, models are presented with new challenges due to lighting and ...
Ramcharan, A.
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McCloskey, P.
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Baranowski, K.
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Mbilinyi, N.
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Mrisho, L.
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Ndalahwa, M.
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Legg, J.P.
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Hughes, D.P.
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[A mobile-based deep learning model for cassava disease diagnosis]
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A mobile-based deep learning model for cassava disease diagnosis
Cassava is a main staple food for 800 million people world-wide. Production is limited by pest and pathogens. The most devastating cassava viruses are Cassava Brown Streak Virus and Uganda Cassava Brown Streak Virusboth causing severe root necrosis called Cassava Brown Streak Disease. In the last...
Bakelana, Z.
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Laura, M.B.
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Mahungu, N.
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Mavila, N.
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Matondo, M.
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Nlandu, N.
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Lunfuankenda, M.
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Tevo, N.
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Monde, G.
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Pita, J.,
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Lema, K.M.
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Kanana, T.
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[First report and preliminary evaluation of cassava root necrosis in Angola]
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First report and preliminary evaluation of cassava root necrosis in Angola
1. In cassava fields in Africa, population sex ratios of Epidinocarsis fopezi vaned from 0.44 (males to total parasitoids) at low host densities to highly male-biased ratios of 0.70 at high host densities. 2. This variability is caused by the difference in allocation of sons and daughters to host...
Dijken, M.J. van
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Alphen, J.J.M. van
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Hammond, W.N.O.
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[Sex ratios in field populations of Epidinocarsis lopezi, an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, in Africa]
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Sex ratios in field populations of Epidinocarsis lopezi, an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, in Africa
The in vitro methods that can be used or are in use in root crop germplasm conservation and distribution are described, namely (1) normal growth storage, (2) reduced growth storage (reduced incubation temp., manipulation of culture media, both of the former), and (3) cryopreservation. The achieve...
Ng, S.Y.C.
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[In vitro conservation and distribution of root and tuber crop germplasm]
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In vitro conservation and distribution of root and tuber crop germplasm
Afternoon soil temperature of about 39°C observed at 5 cm depth under sole cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) early in the growing season was reduced by respectively 1.0, 1.3, 3.0 and 4.4°C by intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.), maize/okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), maize/ egusi melon (...
Ikeorgu, J.E.G.
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Ezumah, H.C.
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[Some analytical aspects of cassava/maize/okra/egusimelon complex mixture: 1. Soli temperature in relation to leaf area variation]
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Some analytical aspects of cassava/maize/okra/egusimelon complex mixture: 1. Soli temperature in relation to leaf area variation
A highly significant relationship was found between the compressive strength of eight boiled cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) tuberous roots and their intercellular adhesion, as measured by a retained dry weight method, suggesting that compressive strength is a measure of cell separation. In ge...
Eggleston, G.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effect of boiling on the texture of cassava clones: a comparison of compressive strength, intercellular adhesion and physiochemical composition of the tuberous roots]
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Effect of boiling on the texture of cassava clones: a comparison of compressive strength, intercellular adhesion and physiochemical composition of the tuberous roots
Farming systems research (FSR) at Gandajika, Zaire, is conducted by the national Legume Program (Programme National Legumineuses-PNL), which is part of the Applied Research and Extension Project (Projet de Recherche Agronomique Appliquee et Vulgarisation-RAV) of the department of Agriculture of Z...
Shannon, D.A.
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Kubeng, M.
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Mpoy, M.C.
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[Issues in onfarm experimentation at Gandajika, Zaire]
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Issues in onfarm experimentation at Gandajika, Zaire
The starchy staples of cassava (tuberous roots) provides more than half the calories consumed by more than 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, and the leaves are often used as a vegetable providing protein, vitamins and minerals. The cyanogenic potential of cassava has often been cited as a...
Dixon, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Bokanga, M.
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[Breeding of cassava for low cyanogenic potential: problems, progress and prospects]
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Breeding of cassava for low cyanogenic potential: problems, progress and prospects