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Genetic variability, stability and heritability for quality and yield characteristics in provitamin A cassava varieties by Peprah, Bright Boakye, Parkes, Elizabeth, Manu-Aduening, Joseph, Kulakow, Peter, van Biljon, Angeline, Labuschagne, Maryke

“…Cassava is widely consumed in many areas of Africa, including Ghana, and is a major part of most household diets. These areas are characterized by rampant…”
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Proximate Composition, Cyanide Content, and Carotenoid Retention after Boiling of Provitamin A-Rich Cassava Grown in Ghana by Boakye Peprah, Bright, Parkes, Elizabeth Y, Harrison, Obed A, van Biljon, Angeline, Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda, Labuschagne, Maryke T

“…Biofortified yellow-fleshed cassava is important in countries with high cassava consumption, to improve the vitamin A status of their populations. Yellow- and…”
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Genetic Analysis of Yield and Quality Characteristics in Provitamin A Hybrid Cassava Families in Ghana by Boakye Peprah, Bright, Parkes, Elizabeth Yaa, Kulakow, Peter, van Biljon, Angeline, Labuschagne, Maryke Tine

“…Cassava is the most widely cultivated and consumed crop in Ghana. Malnutrition is endemic in cassava-producing regions of Africa, partly due to the low…”
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Antibodies to specific domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein‐1 and its relationship with protection from severe malarial anemia: A prospective study among Ghanaian children by Nkansah, Charles, Osei‐Boakye, Felix, Abbam, Gabriel, Appiah, Samuel K., Derigubah, Charles A., Bani, Simon B., Daud, Samira, Alhassan, Emmanuel K., Adjei, Isaac, Appiah‐Kubi, Emmanuel, Koduah, Anastasia, Boakye, Bright, Abdulai, Samsiyatu, Anass, Neena I., Serwaa, Dorcas, Ukwah, Boniface N., Usanga, Victor U., Chukwurah, Ejike F.

“…Background Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein‐1 (PfEMP‐1) is important in malaria pathogenicity as it mediates Pf‐infected erythrocytes…”
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Pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokines mediate the progression of severe anemia in malaria‐infected children: A prospective study by Nkansah, Charles, Osei‐Boakye, Felix, Abbam, Gabriel, Appiah, Samuel K., Daud, Samira, Boakye, Bright, Abdulai, Samsiyatu, Ahmed, Madina, Antwi, Theophilus B., Boateng, Birago, Libatin, Miigbat P., Mensah, Alexander S., Missah, Mary K., Duneeh, Richard V., Haruna, Ashiya, Adda, Stephany, Abdul‐Rauf, Pagnaa G., Ofori, Zacharia A., Fosu, George B., Segnitome, Sandra, Adjei, Isaac, Appiah‐Kubi, Emmanuel, Banyeh, Moses, Derigubah, Charles A., Tanko, Muniru M., Chukwurah, Ejike F.

“…Background Severe Plasmodium falciparum malarial anemia is still the principal cause of death in children in underdeveloped countries. An imbalance between…”
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Potential for small hydropower development on the Pumpum River of Ghana using Remote Sensing and Soil Water Assessment Tool by Agyemang-Boakye, Bright, Ofosu, Eric Antwi, Domfeh, Martin Kyereh, Dekongmen, Benjamin Wullobayi, Koduah, Romeo Tweneboah, Bakuri, Ransford Wusah, Kpiebaya, Prosper

“…This study focused on identifying potential locations for the implementation of Small Hydropower Systems to enhance the existing energy infrastructure in the…”
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Combining ability of cassava genotypes for cassava mosaic disease and cassava bacterial blight, yield and its related components in two ecological zones in Ghana by Parkes, Elizabeth Yaa, Fregene, Martin, Dixon, Alfred, Boakye-Peprah, Bright, Labuschagne, Maryke Tine

“…Breeding for resistant genotypes is the best strategy to offset the destructive effects of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava bacterial blight (CBB). Two…”
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Developing Cassava Mosaic Disease resistant cassava varieties in Ghana using a marker assisted selection approach by Parkes, Elizabeth, Fregene, Martin, Dixon, Alfred, Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Boakye-Peprah, Bright, Labuschagne, Maryke

“…Cassava is a major staple and food security crop in Africa which can produce a crop under uncertain rainfall and low fertility conditions. However, it suffers…”
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