Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges

In sub-Saharan Africa region, most sweetpotato are produced from diverse landraces that have constant turnover. The preference for high dry matter is between 28 to 35%. CIP breeding strategy for the past 15 years has been to collect, characterize, and conserve farmers' varieties; evaluate and distri...

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Main Authors: Kapinga, R., Zhang, D., Lemaga, B., Andrade, M.I., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Laurie, S., Ndoho, P., Kanju, E.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Society of Tropical Root Crops 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91062

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