Performance of improved cassava genotypes for early bulking, disease resistance, and culinary qualities in an inland valley ecosystem

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1258-1265

  Okechukwu, Richardson U ^a   Dixon, Alfred G O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA BACTERIAL BLIGHTS; CASSAVA MOSAIC DISEASE; CULINARY-QUALITY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRY MATTER CONTENT; DRY SEASONS; IBADAN , NIGERIA; LANDRACES; MANIHOT ESCULENTA CRANTZ; ORYZA SATIVA; RESIDUAL MOISTURE; ROOT YIELD; STORAGE ROOTS; TROPICAL AGRICULTURE; VALLEY SLOPES;

CROPS; DROUGHT; MOISTURE;

LANDFORMS;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 70349440896     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0077     Document Type: Article

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