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dc.contributor.authorOkechukwu, R.U.
dc.contributor.authorKehinde, I.A.
dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, C.
dc.contributor.authorJames, B.
dc.contributor.authorEgesi, Chiedozie N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:07:50Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:07:50Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationOkechukwu, R., Kehinde, I.A, Afolabi, C., James, B. & Egesi, C. (2011). Distribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria. African Journal of Root and Tuber Crops,9 (1), 58-63.
dc.identifier.issn1118-2075
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1613
dc.description.abstractEleven improved varieties project were multiplied in 2009 by primary producers associated with the USAID/ IITA project Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa in response to the Food Price Crisis (UPoCA) in seven States of Nigeria. In 2010, stems from these multiplication farms were distributed to farmers in these States. Prior to the distribution exercise a baseline survey was conducted on 630 farm families to ascertain among other issues their perception of cassava mosaic disease and other cassava pests. At the end of the harvest 2010 planting season, a survey of a subset of the recipients (80 villages) showed that the farmers are better informed and are replacing local varieties with improved varieties but would still need more extension service support on the best time to harvest these varieties to minimize losses due to rot.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent58-63
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectFood Price
dc.subjectImproved Varieties
dc.subjectRoot Yield And Disease
dc.subjectUpoca
dc.subjectSeed System
dc.subjectAfrican Cassava Mosaic Virus
dc.subjectVariety Spread
dc.titleDistribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Root and Tuber Crops
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid82426
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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