Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria

Twelve cassava genotypes were evaluated in the field in two cropping seasons at two locations in Nigeria for their reaction to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), cassava bacterial blight (CBB) and cassava green mite (CGM), using visual injury scores as the index for resistance. Lowest indices for CMD wer...

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Autores principales: Akparobi, S.O., Togun, A.O., Ekanayake, I.J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: African Journals Online 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100998
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author Akparobi, S.O.
Togun, A.O.
Ekanayake, I.J.
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Ekanayake, I.J.
Togun, A.O.
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Togun, A.O.
Ekanayake, I.J.
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description Twelve cassava genotypes were evaluated in the field in two cropping seasons at two locations in Nigeria for their reaction to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), cassava bacterial blight (CBB) and cassava green mite (CGM), using visual injury scores as the index for resistance. Lowest indices for CMD were recorded at mid-altitude and were significantly different from lowland savanna indices. The highest injury scores for CMD, CBB and CGM were recorded 9 months after planting (MAP) which coincided with the dry period at both locations. TMS 30001 and TME1 showed resistance to CMD while TMS 30001, TMS 30572 and TMS 91934 were the most resistant to CBB. TME1, TMS 91934, TMS 30572 and TMS 50395 were moderately resistant to CGM. Leaf area and root yield of genotypes grown at the lowland site were higher than at mid-altitude. Genotypes with least leaf area and root yield had the highest injury scores for CMD and CBB in both locations. There was a significant positive correlation between CBB and CGM while a negative correlation was observed between root yield and CMD. Results suggest that selection for resistance to CBB may help breeders to develop cultivars resistant to CGM, and that CMD causes serious loss in cassava yields.
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spelling CGSpace1009982024-05-15T05:12:07Z Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria Akparobi, S.O. Togun, A.O. Ekanayake, I.J. cassava genotypes pests resistance varieties roots yields Twelve cassava genotypes were evaluated in the field in two cropping seasons at two locations in Nigeria for their reaction to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), cassava bacterial blight (CBB) and cassava green mite (CGM), using visual injury scores as the index for resistance. Lowest indices for CMD were recorded at mid-altitude and were significantly different from lowland savanna indices. The highest injury scores for CMD, CBB and CGM were recorded 9 months after planting (MAP) which coincided with the dry period at both locations. TMS 30001 and TME1 showed resistance to CMD while TMS 30001, TMS 30572 and TMS 91934 were the most resistant to CBB. TME1, TMS 91934, TMS 30572 and TMS 50395 were moderately resistant to CGM. Leaf area and root yield of genotypes grown at the lowland site were higher than at mid-altitude. Genotypes with least leaf area and root yield had the highest injury scores for CMD and CBB in both locations. There was a significant positive correlation between CBB and CGM while a negative correlation was observed between root yield and CMD. Results suggest that selection for resistance to CBB may help breeders to develop cultivars resistant to CGM, and that CMD causes serious loss in cassava yields. 1998 2019-04-24T12:29:43Z 2019-04-24T12:29:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100998 en Limited Access African Journals Online Akparobi, S.O., Togun, A.O. & Ekanayake, I.J. (1998). Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria. African Crop science Journal, 6(4), 385-396.
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genotypes
pests
resistance varieties
roots
yields
Akparobi, S.O.
Togun, A.O.
Ekanayake, I.J.
Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title_full Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title_fullStr Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title_short Assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid-altitude site in Nigeria
title_sort assessment of cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava mosaic disease cassava bacterial blight and cassava green mite at a lowland and mid altitude site in nigeria
topic cassava
genotypes
pests
resistance varieties
roots
yields
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100998
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