Root rot resistance in new cassava varieties introduced to farmers in Nigeria

In 2004 and 2005 through field trials in over 2500 locations in several agroecological zones, 40 new cassava varieties were introduced in Nigeria. The trials were managed by scientists, extension workers and farmers. The aim in introducing these new varieties was to pre-emptively manage cassava mosa...

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Main Authors: Okechukwu, R.U., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Akoroda, M.O., Mwangi, M., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90898

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