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
Ishitani, Manabu
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Rane, J
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Bebee, S
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Sankaran, M
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Blair, Matthew W.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Molecular breeding approach in managing abiotic stresses]
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Molecular breeding approach in managing abiotic stresses
Micronutrient malnutrition (MNM) is one of the world’s major health threats. Fe and Zn deficiencies affect more than a third of the world’s population, most severely women and children. Biofortified legume crops are being developed with higher levels of bioavailable Fe and Zn to alleviate MNM and...
Se revisan los avances en el mejoramiento de la yuca durante una decada hasta 1985 por CIAT y el International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Nigeria). Los temas tratados cubren recursos de germoplasma en el genero Manihot; citogenetica en Manihot spp.; coleccion y conservacion de germoplasma...
Jennings, DL
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Hershey, Clair H.
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[Cassava breeding: a decade of progress from international programmes]
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Cassava breeding: a decade of progress from international programmes
Pérez Polanco, R.
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Châtel, M.
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Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo
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[Acquiring a basic understanding of rice population improvement for use in Cuba]
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Acquiring a basic understanding of rice population improvement for use in Cuba
Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo
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Châtel, M.
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[Exploiting rice genetic resources through population improvement]
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Exploiting rice genetic resources through population improvement
Miles, John W.
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Valle, Cacilda Borges do
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[Manipulación de la apomixis en el mejoramiento de Brachiaria]
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Manipulación de la apomixis en el mejoramiento de Brachiaria
In Uruguay, the varieties required by local and external markets are developed, using traditional breeding methods, by the Rice Breeding Program of the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA). Although these methods have been successful, recent studies have shown a yield plateau. ...
Pérez de Vida, Fernando B.
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Blanco, PH
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Abadie, T
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Tais, M
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Châtel, M.
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Borrero Correa, Jaime C.
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[Mejoramiento poblacional del arroz en Uruguay: caracterización y desarrollo de germoplasma]
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Mejoramiento poblacional del arroz en Uruguay: caracterización y desarrollo de germoplasma