Analysis of the need for biotechnology research on cassava, yam, and plantain
Cassava, yam, and plantain are staple food crops essential to food security in the humid and Sub-humid tropics of Africa. However, these crops have long growth cycles, high perishability and slow multiplication rates of propagation materials, and they are subject to a number of biological stresses....
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1992
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98747 |
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