Genetic gains from 30 years of cassava breeding in Nigeria for storage root yield and disease resistance in elite cassava genotypes

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-208

  Okechukwu, R U ^a   Dixon, A G O ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava diseases; Cassava improvement; Disease resistance; Genetic gain; IITA; Multiple trait selection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 70449671387     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427520802212506     Document Type: Article

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