Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigeria's cassava economy

Euphytica

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Dixon, Alfred G O ^a   Akoroda, Malachy O ^a,b   Okechukwu, Richardson U ^a   Ogbe, Francis ^a,c   Ilona, Paul ^a   Sanni, Lateef O ^a,d   Ezedinma, Chukwuma ^a   Lemchi, Jones ^a,e   Ssemakula, Gorrettie ^a   Yomeni, Marie O ^a,b   Okoro, Emelike ^a   Tarawali, Gbassey ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava Mosaic disease; Manihot esculenta; Nigeria; Variety release; Variety selection

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 38649120552     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-007-9487-2     Document Type: Article

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