Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is one of the most serious and widespread diseases throughout cassava growing areas in Africa, causing yield reductions of up to 90%. Early research on breeding of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) for resistance to CMD in Africa is reviewed. Changes in population size...
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| author | Hahn, S.K. Terry, E.R. Leuschner, K. |
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| description | Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is one of the most serious and widespread diseases throughout cassava growing areas in Africa, causing yield reductions of up to 90%. Early research on breeding of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) for resistance to CMD in Africa is reviewed. Changes in population size and in activity of the white-fly vector to CMD (Bemisia tabaci Genn.) in relation to changes in environmental conditions such as amount and distribution of rainfall, light intensity and temperature are discussed in relation to screening for resistance to CMD. Over the past eight years, significant progress has been made at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Resistance to CMD has been successfully incorporated into high yielding cultivars of acceptable quality. The CMD resistant material has been evaluated and many promising clones have been selected in various countries in tropical Africa and India. The resistance has been effective in those countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1759522025-11-11T10:12:20Z Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease Hahn, S.K. Terry, E.R. Leuschner, K. manihot esculenta bemisia tabaci cassava breeding diseases Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is one of the most serious and widespread diseases throughout cassava growing areas in Africa, causing yield reductions of up to 90%. Early research on breeding of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) for resistance to CMD in Africa is reviewed. Changes in population size and in activity of the white-fly vector to CMD (Bemisia tabaci Genn.) in relation to changes in environmental conditions such as amount and distribution of rainfall, light intensity and temperature are discussed in relation to screening for resistance to CMD. Over the past eight years, significant progress has been made at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Resistance to CMD has been successfully incorporated into high yielding cultivars of acceptable quality. The CMD resistant material has been evaluated and many promising clones have been selected in various countries in tropical Africa and India. The resistance has been effective in those countries. 1980 2025-08-04T08:13:30Z 2025-08-04T08:13:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175952 en Limited Access application/pdf Hahn, S.K., Terry, E.R. & Leuschner, K. (1980), Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease. Euphytica, 29, 673-683. |
| spellingShingle | manihot esculenta bemisia tabaci cassava breeding diseases Hahn, S.K. Terry, E.R. Leuschner, K. Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title | Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title_full | Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title_fullStr | Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title_short | Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| title_sort | breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease |
| topic | manihot esculenta bemisia tabaci cassava breeding diseases |
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