Search Results - "Dixon, Alfred Go"
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Gene-based microsatellites for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): prevalence, polymorphisms, and cross-taxa utility
Published in BMC plant biology (11-09-2009)“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a starchy root crop grown in tropical and subtropical climates, is the sixth most important crop in the world after wheat,…”
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Stability of native starch quality parameters, starch extraction and root dry matter of cassava genotypes in different environments
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (30-08-2004)“…Cassava is an important food and cash crop in Malawi. It is also becoming increasingly important for industrial use. The aim of this study was to investigate…”
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Cassava breeding: opportunities and challenges
Published in Plant molecular biology (01-11-2004)“…Although cassava is a major food crop, its scientific breeding began only recently compared with other crops. Significant progress has been achieved,…”
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Alternate hosts of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus in Nigeria
Published in Archives of virology (01-09-2008)“…Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus (EACMCV) is the major constraint to…”
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Disease resistance characterisation of improved cassava genotypes to cassava mosaic disease at different ecozones
Published in Archiv für Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz (03-04-2015)“…Twenty-two cassava genotypes and eight controls were evaluated in two cropping seasons for resistance to cassava mosaic disease (CMD) at the International…”
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Gene-based microsatellites for cassava
Published in BMC plant biology (11-09-2009)“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a starchy root crop grown in tropical and subtropical climates, is the sixth most important crop in the world after wheat,…”
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Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigeria's cassava economy
Published in Euphytica (01-03-2008)“…The aim of the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was to pre-emptively manage the cassava mosaic disease…”
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Genotype × Environment Interaction of Mosaic Disease, Root Yields and Total Carotene Concentration of Yellow-Fleshed Cassava in Nigeria
Published in International journal of agronomy (01-01-2012)“…Twenty-one yellow-fleshed cassava genotypes were evaluated over two years in five major cassava growing agroecological zones in Nigeria. The trials were…”
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