Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa

Manihot esculenta.This paper which is based on information collected as part of Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) provides information on cassava genotypes cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a high degree of turnover in the cassava genotypes cultivated. Farmers a...

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Main Authors: Nweke, F., Dixon, A., Asiedu, Robert, Folayan, S.A.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100969
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Dixon, A.
Asiedu, Robert
Folayan, S.A.
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description Manihot esculenta.This paper which is based on information collected as part of Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) provides information on cassava genotypes cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a high degree of turnover in the cassava genotypes cultivated. Farmers abandon the cultivation of genotypes which do not meet their need, they introduce better genotypes into their cropping systems whenever such are available to them. The attributes which the farmers desire in the cassava genotypes are discussed. The performance of the presently cultivated genotypes, in terms of root yield, earliness, suitability for intercropping and postharvest qualities are assessed; Varieties; Agronomic characters; Yield components; Roots; Intercropping; Processed products; Quality; Africa South of Sahara Manihot esculenta; Variedades; Características agronómicas; Caracteres de rendimiento; Raíces; Cultivo intercalado; Productos procesados; Calidad; Africa al sur del Sahara Cassava; Yuca; Genética vegetal y fitomejoramiento; Cultivo; Articles in proceedings; Artículos en memorias; Arregloy sistemas de cultivo Plant genetics and breeding; Crop husbandry; Cropping patterns and systems.
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spelling CGSpace1009692023-06-08T14:14:46Z Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa Nweke, F. Dixon, A. Asiedu, Robert Folayan, S.A. genotypes cassava farmers cropping systems Manihot esculenta.This paper which is based on information collected as part of Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) provides information on cassava genotypes cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a high degree of turnover in the cassava genotypes cultivated. Farmers abandon the cultivation of genotypes which do not meet their need, they introduce better genotypes into their cropping systems whenever such are available to them. The attributes which the farmers desire in the cassava genotypes are discussed. The performance of the presently cultivated genotypes, in terms of root yield, earliness, suitability for intercropping and postharvest qualities are assessed; Varieties; Agronomic characters; Yield components; Roots; Intercropping; Processed products; Quality; Africa South of Sahara Manihot esculenta; Variedades; Características agronómicas; Caracteres de rendimiento; Raíces; Cultivo intercalado; Productos procesados; Calidad; Africa al sur del Sahara Cassava; Yuca; Genética vegetal y fitomejoramiento; Cultivo; Articles in proceedings; Artículos en memorias; Arregloy sistemas de cultivo Plant genetics and breeding; Crop husbandry; Cropping patterns and systems. 1994 2019-04-24T12:29:40Z 2019-04-24T12:29:40Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100969 en Open Access Nweke, F., Dixon, A., Asiedu, R. & Folayan, S.A. (1994). Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In M.O. Akoroda (Ed.), Root crops for food security in Africa: Proceedings of the Fifth Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops-African Branch, 22-28 November 1992, Kampala, Uganda: IITA, (p. 65-92).
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cassava
farmers
cropping systems
Nweke, F.
Dixon, A.
Asiedu, Robert
Folayan, S.A.
Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title_full Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title_fullStr Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title_short Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa
title_sort attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subsaharan africa
topic genotypes
cassava
farmers
cropping systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100969
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