Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa

IITA's research in breeding cassava and sweet potato for resistance to pests and diseases of major economic importance in Africa is discussed under the headings: breeding cassava for resistance to pests (cassava green spider mite (Mononychellus progresivus and M. tanajoa) and cassava mealybug (Phena...

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Autores principales: Hahn, S.K., Caveness, F.E., Lema, K.M., Theberge, R.L.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1990
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101851
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author Hahn, S.K.
Caveness, F.E.
Lema, K.M.
Theberge, R.L.
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description IITA's research in breeding cassava and sweet potato for resistance to pests and diseases of major economic importance in Africa is discussed under the headings: breeding cassava for resistance to pests (cassava green spider mite (Mononychellus progresivus and M. tanajoa) and cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti)); breeding cassava for resistance to disease (African cassava mosaic geminivirus, cassava bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis) and cassava anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. manihotis)); and breeding sweet potato for resistance to sweet potato virus, weevils and nematodes and integrated control of nematodes.
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spelling CGSpace1018512023-06-08T19:47:44Z Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa Hahn, S.K. Caveness, F.E. Lema, K.M. Theberge, R.L. cassava breeding sweet potatoes pest resistance IITA's research in breeding cassava and sweet potato for resistance to pests and diseases of major economic importance in Africa is discussed under the headings: breeding cassava for resistance to pests (cassava green spider mite (Mononychellus progresivus and M. tanajoa) and cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti)); breeding cassava for resistance to disease (African cassava mosaic geminivirus, cassava bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis) and cassava anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. manihotis)); and breeding sweet potato for resistance to sweet potato virus, weevils and nematodes and integrated control of nematodes. 1990 2019-06-25T17:09:15Z 2019-06-25T17:09:15Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101851 en Open Access Hahn, S.K., Caveness, F.E., Lema, K.M. & Theberge, R.L. (1990). Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa. Integrated pest management for tropical root and tuber crops: proceedings of the workshop on the global status of and prospects for integrated pest management of root and tuber crops in the tropics. Ibadan, Nigeria, 25-30 October 1987, Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 66-72).
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sweet potatoes
pest resistance
Hahn, S.K.
Caveness, F.E.
Lema, K.M.
Theberge, R.L.
Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title_full Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title_fullStr Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title_short Breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in Africa
title_sort breeding cassava and sweet potato for pest and disease resistance in africa
topic cassava
breeding
sweet potatoes
pest resistance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101851
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