Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus diseases and their effect on yield

Use of genetic resistance is the most practical and economic way to manage major diseases of yams. In a search for sources of resistance, 40 water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Puerto Rico were screened under natural disease infection conditions in Ibadan, Nigeri...

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Autores principales: Egesi, Chiedozie N., Odu, B., Ogunyemi, S., Asiedu, Robert, Hughes, J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92213

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