The wild relatives of the five domesticated species of bean (Phaseolus L.) are widely distributed across the tropics and subtropics of the New World, with taxa extending from the Canadian border to Argentina, and on the Caribbean Islands, Bermuda, and the Galapagos Islands. Mesoamerica holds the ...
Dohle, Sarah
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Berny Mier y Teran, Jorge Carlos
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Egan, Ashley
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Kisha, Theodore
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Khoury, Colin K.
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[Wild Beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America]
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Wild Beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America
Cassava diseases are major production constraints wherever the crop is grown. Although diseases will continue to pose a challenge to cassava producers in the immediate future, tremendous progress is being made in developing control tactics. These range from biotechnological approaches for enhanci...
In cassava, as for other major crops, molecular markers can reveal the genetic basis for both qualitative and quantitative phenotypic changes. This chapter examines the genetic diversity of cassava, the process of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and the application of genome sequencing to cassava...
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The ...
Raneri, Jessica E.
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Kennedy, G.
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[Agricultural biodiversity for healthy diets and healthy food systems]
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Agricultural biodiversity for healthy diets and healthy food systems
Beed, Fen D.
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Benedetti, A.
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Cardinali, G.
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Chakraborty, S.
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Dubois, T.
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Garrett, K.
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Halewood, Michael
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[Micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change]
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Micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change
Dessie, Tadelle
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Getahun, E.
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: inclusion of poultry in DAGRIS]
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Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: inclusion of poultry in DAGRIS
Fanzo, J.C.
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Remans, R.
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Termote, C.
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[Smallholders, agro-biodiversity and mixed cropping and livestock systems]
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Smallholders, agro-biodiversity and mixed cropping and livestock systems
The significance of cassava as a crop in tropical countries means that developing improved varieties is key to the sustainability of cassava production. This chapter examines how understanding the utilization of cassava can inform breeding objectives for developing improved varieties of cassava. ...
Ceballos, H.
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Morante, Nelson
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Calle, Fernando
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Lenis, Jorge I.
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Salazar Erazo, Sandra Milena
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[Developing new cassava varieties: tools, techniques and strategies]
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Developing new cassava varieties: tools, techniques and strategies
Boyle, T.J.B.
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[Conservation of tropical forest genetic resources: the impact of human activities]
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Conservation of tropical forest genetic resources: the impact of human activities