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
Cassava is the major root crop in eastern and southern Africa. It is an important source of calories for the inhabitants of such countries as Uganda, Malawi, and Mozambique. It may also be the best alternative for overcoming the food scarcities caused by frequent droughts in the region.
The introduction of Typhlodromalus limonicus (Garman & McGregor) sensu lato is a major component of an on-going biological control campaign against the exotic cassava pest Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) in Africa. However, long-term establishment of this exotic phytoseiid predator has not yet bee...
Rogg, H.W.
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Yaninek, John S.
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[Population dynamics of Typhlodromalus limonicus from Colombia, an introduced predator of the exotic cassava green mite in West Africa]
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Population dynamics of Typhlodromalus limonicus from Colombia, an introduced predator of the exotic cassava green mite in West Africa
We studied searching behaviour of Diomus sp., a coccinellid predator introduced into Africa as a natural enemy of the cassava mealybug, when searching on cassava leaves, and compared its behaviour with the searching behaviour of Exochomus sp., an African predator of mealybugs (MB's). Female adult...
Meiracker, R.A.F. van der
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Hammond, W.N.O.
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Alphen, J.J.M. van
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[The role of kairomones in prey finding by Diomus sp. and Exochomus sp. two coccinellid predators of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti.]
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The role of kairomones in prey finding by Diomus sp. and Exochomus sp. two coccinellid predators of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti.
To improve the resource utilization, reduce the pollution generation, and increase the economic benefits of enterprises, a cleaner process to produce cassava starch was proposed based on potato starch processing, and it was applied to the transformation of a traditional cassava starch processing ...
Dou, Guangyu
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Wang, Xueting
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Zhao, Bochao
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Yuan, Xinan
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Pan, Cenxuan
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Tran, Thierry
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Zellweger, Hannes
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Zhu, Kesong
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Guo, Yajing
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Jie Yin, Wu Hao
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Bai, Yanying
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[The transformation and outcome of traditional cassava starch processing in Guangxi, China]
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The transformation and outcome of traditional cassava starch processing in Guangxi, China
Rossel, H.W.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Dixon, A.
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[Resistance of cassava to African cassava mosaic virus: what really pertains]
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Resistance of cassava to African cassava mosaic virus: what really pertains
Following the successful introduction of Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) for biological control of the cassava mealybug (CM) Phenacoccus .manihoti Mat.-Ferr. in southwestern Nigeria in 1981 and 1982, 11 groups of cassava fields were sampled every 2 weeks up to 1988 for impact assessment. After 1...
Hammond, W.N.O.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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[Sustained biological control of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom: Pseudococcidae) by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym.: Encyrtidae) in Nigeria]
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Sustained biological control of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom: Pseudococcidae) by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym.: Encyrtidae) in Nigeria
The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., spread in Zaire from foci at Kinshasa (1973), Mulandi (1978), and Goma (1982). It now occurs over an area of 560 000 km2, mainly in regions with a dry season of at least 90 days. Within these regions the pest occurs principally in areas havin...
Hennessey, R.D.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Muaka, T.
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[Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire]
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Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
Frogskin is the most limiting disease of cassava crops in Colombia, causing losses in production up to 90%. Since this disease was associatated with 16SrIII phytoplasma presence, a study was carried out to isolate this phytoplasma using liquid and solid culture media. Root, petiol, stem, leaf and...
Betancourth, Carlos
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Pardo, Juan Manuel
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Muñoz, Jaime
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Álvarez, Elizabeth
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[Isolation of phytoplasmas associated to frogskin disease in cassava = Aislamiento de fi toplasmas asociados a cuero de sapo en yuca]
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Isolation of phytoplasmas associated to frogskin disease in cassava = Aislamiento de fi toplasmas asociados a cuero de sapo en yuca
Three field trials were conducted at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria between 1993 and 1995 to identify a rapid method of screening cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars for canopy retention and to determine the association between canopy retention and resistance to green spider mite (Mononychellus t...
Nukenine, E.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Hassan, A.T.
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Asiwe, J.A.N.
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[Evaluation of cassava cultivars for canopy retention and its relationship with field resistance to green spider mite]
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Evaluation of cassava cultivars for canopy retention and its relationship with field resistance to green spider mite