History and progress in genetic improvement for enhancing rice yield in sub-Saharan Africa

Genetic improvement has been given high priority in rice research for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper provides an overview of historical efforts of genetic improvement in SSA focused on improving rice productivity. It further describes yield gain of new rice varieties evaluated i...

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Main Authors: Futakuchi, K., Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu, Arouna, A., Vandamme, Elke, Diagne, M., Zhao, D., Manneh, B., Saito, Kazuki
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114273

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