Breeding in Africa for Africa

Traditionally, sweetpotato breeding programs have taken a long time, 7 to 8 years, to produce a new variety. Moreover, as of 2008, most countries in Africa had no real breeding program and relied on testing materials developed elsewhere. This flyer explains the work done by 13 active breeding progra...

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Main Authors: Mwanga, Robert O.M., Andrade, M.I., Carey, T., Grüneberg, W.J.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69070
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author Mwanga, Robert O.M.
Andrade, M.I.
Carey, T.
Grüneberg, W.J.
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Carey, T.
Grüneberg, W.J.
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Grüneberg, W.J.
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description Traditionally, sweetpotato breeding programs have taken a long time, 7 to 8 years, to produce a new variety. Moreover, as of 2008, most countries in Africa had no real breeding program and relied on testing materials developed elsewhere. This flyer explains the work done by 13 active breeding programs in SSA between June 2014 and July 2015 to strengthen conventional sweetpotato breeding, develop accelerated breeding protocols and invest in breeding diverse sweetpotato types to meet the requirements of a wider range of producers and consumers.
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spelling CGSpace690702025-11-06T13:32:51Z Breeding in Africa for Africa Mwanga, Robert O.M. Andrade, M.I. Carey, T. Grüneberg, W.J. sweet potatoes breeding Traditionally, sweetpotato breeding programs have taken a long time, 7 to 8 years, to produce a new variety. Moreover, as of 2008, most countries in Africa had no real breeding program and relied on testing materials developed elsewhere. This flyer explains the work done by 13 active breeding programs in SSA between June 2014 and July 2015 to strengthen conventional sweetpotato breeding, develop accelerated breeding protocols and invest in breeding diverse sweetpotato types to meet the requirements of a wider range of producers and consumers. 2015-08-15 2015-12-01T14:45:16Z 2015-12-01T14:45:16Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69070 en Open Access application/pdf Mwanga, R.; Andrade, M.; Carey, T.; Gruneberg, W. 2015. Breeding in Africa for Africa. Nairobi (Kenya). International Potato Center (CIP). 2p.
spellingShingle sweet potatoes
breeding
Mwanga, Robert O.M.
Andrade, M.I.
Carey, T.
Grüneberg, W.J.
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
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breeding
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