Background: Biofortification of staple crops is a cost effective and sustainable approach that can help combatvitamin A and other micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. PCR -based DNA markers distinguishingalleles of three key genes of maize endosperm carotenoid biosynthesis (PSY1, l...
Azmach, G.
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Gedil, M.
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Menkir, A.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines]
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Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines
Leke, W.N.
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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Brown, J.K.
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Fondong, V.N.
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[First report of Soybean chlorotic blotch virus and West African Asystasia virus 1 infecting cassava and a wild cassava relative in Cameroon and Togo]
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First report of Soybean chlorotic blotch virus and West African Asystasia virus 1 infecting cassava and a wild cassava relative in Cameroon and Togo
Modern biotechnologies have dramatically reshaped the crop improvement
research during the past decade. Biotechniques have become indispensable
for efficient and effective development of new knowledge, processes,
and products. IITA's biotechnology, strategized as three major themes―
genomics, tra...
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), a multispecies,
polyploidy, and vegetatively
propagated crop, is an economically
important staple food for more than
300 million people in West Africa,
Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean.
The five major yam-producing
countries in West Africa (Bénin,
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger...
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tropical root crop that provides food security and income generation for many farmers. Cassava ranks as the third most important source of calories in the tropics and provides sustenance to 800 million people worldwide. Cassava is also an efficie...
Utsumi, Y
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Sakurai, T
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Umemura, Yoshimi
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Ayling, Sarah
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Ishitani, Manabu
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Narangajavana, J
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Sojikul, P
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Triwitayakorn, Kanokporn
,
Matsui, M
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Manabe, R
,
Shinozaki, K
,
Seki, M
,
[RIKEN Cassava Initiative: establishment of a cassava functional genomics platform]
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RIKEN Cassava Initiative: establishment of a cassava functional genomics platform
Despite its relatively recent introduction to Africa, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) has become a major food crop adapted to a wide range of agro-ecologies that is grown by millions of small-holding farmers of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), owing to its remarkable tolerance to an array of biotic a...
Gedil, M.
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Kolade, F.
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Raji, A.
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Ingelbrecht, I.L.
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Dixon, A.
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[Development of molecular genomic tools for verification of intergeneric hybrids between castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Development of molecular genomic tools for verification of intergeneric hybrids between castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
This study was conducted to investigate the genetic diversity at d-loop of mitochondrial DNA and establish the possible maternal lineages of indigenous goat breeds in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo). Phylogenetic relationships among and within 111 goats from three indigenous populations fr...
Bwihangane, B.A.
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Gitao, G.C.
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Bebora, L.C.
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Tarekegn, M.G.
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Nicholas, S.
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Bacigale, Samy B.
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Svitek, Nicholas
,
[Mitochondrial DNA variation of indigenous goat populations from Peste-des-petits-ruminants outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo]
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Mitochondrial DNA variation of indigenous goat populations from Peste-des-petits-ruminants outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two new ‘legumoviruses’ (genus Begomovirus; family Geminiviridae) naturally infecting soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) in Nigeria were molecularly characterized. Based on characteristic symptoms in soybean, the two viruses are provisionally designated as Soybean mild mottle virus (SbMMV) and Soybea...
This paper discusses the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources in the African continent and the role of insect biodiversity for the sustainable development of natural resources. The arthropod reference collection at the Agricultural Research for Development in ...
Goergen, Georg E.
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[Insect biodiversity for sustainable management of natural resources]
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Insect biodiversity for sustainable management of natural resources