In Ethiopia, the International Potato Center (CIP) and regional partners piloted a 2-year project that promoted production and consumption of vitamin A-rich OFSP as part of diversified diets. The project adopted school-based nutritional campaigns wherein school gardens and school feeding were pil...
Kwikiriza, N.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Okello, J.J.
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Tesfay, H.
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Asfaw, F.
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[The impact of school nutritional campaigns on OFSP adoption and food security among smallholder farming households in Tigray region, Ethiopia.]
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The impact of school nutritional campaigns on OFSP adoption and food security among smallholder farming households in Tigray region, Ethiopia.
Sweetpotato serves as human food, animal feed and industrial raw material in the production of sugar syrups, ethanol and flour for confectionaries. It produces more food energy per unit area and unit time than any other major food crop and has higher protein, vitamin and mineral contents compared...
Acheremu, K.
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Saaka, J.
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Carey, E.
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Bidzakin, J.K.
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Chamba, E.B.
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[Effect of tunnel screen on rate of sweetpotato vine multiplication for increased food production and income]
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Effect of tunnel screen on rate of sweetpotato vine multiplication for increased food production and income
Sweetpotato is an important source of calories and pro-vitamin A in the developing world. However, the crop suffers major diseases resulting in significant yield losses. Field screening of sweetpotato germplasm for resistance to sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) and Alternaria stem blight has com...
Mwanga, R.O.M.
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[23. International Plant & Animal Genome Conference. San Diego, California (USA). 10-14 Jan 2015.]
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[Discrimination of sweetpotato virus disease resistant and tolerant clones]
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Discrimination of sweetpotato virus disease resistant and tolerant clones
Crop ontologies have been identified under the Generation Challenge Program and at the International Potato Center (CIP) as a crucial tool for managing and analyzing crop related information. Here we report progress on applying ontological concepts on sweetpotato traits important for breeders and...
Simon, R.
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Hualla, V.
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Eyzaguirre, R.
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Córdova, R.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Rossel, G.
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Gruneberg, W.J.
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[Progress in developing a sweetpotato ontology for breeders]
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Progress in developing a sweetpotato ontology for breeders
Tesfay, H.
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Schulz, S.
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Hailemariam, G.
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Asmelash, A.
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Alemu, S.
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[Mobile kitchens for improved nutrition: evidence from a behavior change intervention to introduce orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Tigray, Ethiopia.]
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Mobile kitchens for improved nutrition: evidence from a behavior change intervention to introduce orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Tigray, Ethiopia.
The global in-trust sweetpotato collection maintained by the International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru consists of over 5,000 cultivated sweetpotato accessions maintained as clones in vitro as well as over 1,000 accessions from 67 species of Ipomoea maintained as seed populations. The clona...
Ellis, D.
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Barkley, N.A.
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Rossel, G.
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Khan, A.
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Kilian, A.
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[Are you really my clone? Identity verification of the in-trust sweetpotato collection at the International Potato Center.]
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Are you really my clone? Identity verification of the in-trust sweetpotato collection at the International Potato Center.