Yam breeding
Yams (Dioscorea species of family Dioscoreaceae) are important for food, income, and sociocultural activities especially in West and Central Africa and account for about 93% of the world’s annual production of 38 million tonnes. Breeding of yams is focused primarily on the two dominant species, D. r...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2003
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96504 |
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