Amplified fragment length polymophism was assessed in 20 land races and nine elite lines
of cassava from Africa, resistant and susceptible to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) …

A study was conducted to determine the extent of genetic diversity among African cassava
(Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions resistant to the cassava mosaic virus disease (CMD) …

The gene pools for breeding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa currently contain
only a fraction of the existing genetic variation found in Latin America where the crop …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a serious threat to cassava production in sub-Saharan
Africa. The use of genomic-assisted selection at the seedling trial stage would help to …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a tropical crop that is grown in Africa, Latin America and
Southeast Asia. Cassava was introduced from Latin America into West and East Africa at two …

The predominant source of resistance to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is known to be
polygenic requiring evaluation in multiple environments to characterise resistant genotypes …

GERM PLASM derived from the former East African breeding program at Amani, Tanzania,
is still the main source of resistance to African cassava mosaic disease (CMD) being used in …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the most-important disease of cassava (Manihot
esculenta) in Africa, and is a potential threat to Latin American (LA) cassava production …

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers combined with the Simple Matching
index for calculating the distance matrix were used to determine the genetic diversity of …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) threatens cassava (Manihot esculenta) production in Africa.
A total of 24 selected cultivars were screened against CMD using combined molecular and …