Cassava diversity in Ghanaian farming systems

Euphytica

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-340

  Manu Aduening, J A ^a   Lamboll, R I ^b   Dankyi, A A ^a   Gibson, R W ^b  

^a CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Landrace; Manihot esculenta; Seedling; Traditional breeding systems

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 26944462679     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-8004-8     Document Type: Article

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