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Challenges, opportunities and strategy for cassava subsector development in Nigeria
(2003)Nigeria has substantial economic potential in its agricultural sector. However, despite the importance of agriculture in terms of employment creation, its potential for contributing to economic growth is far from being ... -
Cassava virus diseases in Africa
(2003)Cassava plays a key role in the food security of sub-Saharan Africa, but as a vegetatively propagated crop, it is particularly vulnerable to the effects of virus diseases and these therefore represent a major threat to the ... -
Evaluation de nouvelles varieties digname en Cote dIvoire: bilan de trois annees dexperience avec des genotypes ameliores par lIITA
(2003)Assessment of new yam varieties in Côte d’Ivoire : results of three experiments years with improved genotypes by IITA The most important food crop in the Ivory Coast, yam, is cultivated in a traditional system with low ... -
Tracking the magnitude of climate change and variability with remote sensing data to improve targeting of climate smart agricultural technologies
(IEEE Xplore, 2019-07-14)Quantifying the magnitude and significance of climate change variables over space and time in Africa is challenging due to sparse distribution of weather stations and poor quality of existing data. Time series climate data ... -
Evaluation and taxonomy of agronomically important Striga species
(1996)Taxonomic studies of the taxa clustered about Striga asiatica, S. hermonthica, and S. gesnerioides are presented based on a cladistic study of African plants. The S. asiatica cluster includes S. elegans, S. hirsuta, and ... -
Advanced Musa yield trial at the University of Ghana Agricultural Research Station, Kade; 2: banana weevil and nematode resistance
(1996)The Plantain and Banana Improvement Program (PBIP) of IITA has developed black Sigatoka resistant tetraploid hybrids of plantains (PITA) and cooking banana (BITA). The main selection criteria were black Sigatoka resistance, ...