Cassava is Africa's second most important food staple, after maize, in terms of calories
consumed. In the early 1960s, Africa accounted for 42 percent of world cassava production …

Thirty-seven cassava genotypes from Benin, including advanced breeding lines, were tested
for their reaction to bacterial blight in the forest–savanna transition, wet savanna and dry …

Genotype by environment interaction remains a substantial issue in all breeding programs.
Crop genotypes are generally developed in a central breeding location, but always require …

Twenty-two improved and local cassava genotypes were evaluated for their bacterial blight
symptom types in reaction to infection by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis under …

Cassava, a crop widely adapted in the tropics, has the important attribute of withstanding
adverse environmental conditions better than do many other staple crops. The performance …

Cassava breeders rely on a wide range of information to succeed in their task of developing
genetically superior varieties for adoption in the production, processing and market value …

Eight improved cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes and one local variety were
grown over three years in three agro-ecological zones of Nigeria, to study their response to …

The interaction of twenty-two cassava genotypes with Xanthomonas axonopodis pv.
manihotis, the causal agent of bacte-rial blight, was evaluated under field conditions in three …

Twelve cultivars of bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] were sown for
evaluation of variability and genetic correlation among agronomic characters and seed yield …

Nine cassava genotypes were grown at six representative sites in Nigeria for 3 years to
study their response to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), investigate the influence of …