Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences
Cassava is an important food crop in the East African coastal lowlands. However, yields are low due to various reasons amongst which are pests and diseases. Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is one of the major diseases of economic importance in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Yield...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Society of Tropical Root Crops
2007
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91165 |
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