Breeding in Africa for Africa

By July 2016, e orts at CIP-Headquarters in Peru to systematically exploit heterosis were well advanced with testing of hybrid progenies underway following a full cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS). In Uganda, results on the potential to exploit heterosis con rm selecting strongly for vir...

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Main Author: International Potato Center
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144091
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description By July 2016, e orts at CIP-Headquarters in Peru to systematically exploit heterosis were well advanced with testing of hybrid progenies underway following a full cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS). In Uganda, results on the potential to exploit heterosis con rm selecting strongly for virus resistance using RRS. Genetic gains of 0.3 t/ha/year in storage root yield of released varieties over the years were found across programs in Ghana, Mozambique and Peru. Two improved data collection, storage and analysis tools were introduced to the breeding community of practice: Highly Interactive Data Analysis and Productivity Tools for Breeding (HIDAP) and Sweetpotatobase.
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spelling CGSpace1440912025-11-06T13:34:11Z Breeding in Africa for Africa International Potato Center breeding sweet potatoes By July 2016, e orts at CIP-Headquarters in Peru to systematically exploit heterosis were well advanced with testing of hybrid progenies underway following a full cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS). In Uganda, results on the potential to exploit heterosis con rm selecting strongly for virus resistance using RRS. Genetic gains of 0.3 t/ha/year in storage root yield of released varieties over the years were found across programs in Ghana, Mozambique and Peru. Two improved data collection, storage and analysis tools were introduced to the breeding community of practice: Highly Interactive Data Analysis and Productivity Tools for Breeding (HIDAP) and Sweetpotatobase. 2017-08 2024-05-27T16:10:02Z 2024-05-27T16:10:02Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144091 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center. 2017. Breeding in Africa for Africa. Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa Project. CIP. 2 p.
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International Potato Center
Breeding in Africa for Africa
title Breeding in Africa for Africa
title_full Breeding in Africa for Africa
title_fullStr Breeding in Africa for Africa
title_full_unstemmed Breeding in Africa for Africa
title_short Breeding in Africa for Africa
title_sort breeding in africa for africa
topic breeding
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