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Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences

dc.contributor.authorKanju, E.E.
dc.contributor.authorMasumba, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorMasawe, M.
dc.contributor.authorTollano, S.
dc.contributor.authorMuli, B.
dc.contributor.authorZacharias, A.
dc.contributor.authorMahungu, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorKhizzah, B.
dc.contributor.authorWhyte, J.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:14:24Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:14:24Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationKanju, E., Masumba, E., Masawe, M., Tollano, S., Muli, B., Zacharias, A., ... & Dixon, A. (2007). Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences. In: 13th Triennial Symposium of the ISTRC in Tanzania: tropical root and tuber crops: opportunities for poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods in developing countries, (pp. 95-101), 10-14 November, Arusha, Tanzania.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2753
dc.description.abstractCassava is an important food crop in the East African coastal lowlands. However, yields are low due to various reasons amongst which are pests and diseases. Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is one of the major diseases of economic importance in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Yield losses attributed to CBSD ranging from 49-74% have recently been reported in some coastal areas of Tanzania. It is estimated that in Tanzania alone, CBSD causes economic losses of more than USD 16,000,000 annually. The wide adoption of resistant varieties is the best sustainable control strategy. However, only a hand full of resistant/tolerant varieties is available in each of the severely affected countries. In order to increase the number of resistant varieties available to farmers, a seedling nursery was raised at Kibaha, Tanzania. About 513 seedlings were selected and cloned for further evaluation. At Kibaha, CBSD disease pressure and spread was very high. Therefore, 88% of the harvested seedling were infected. This indicated that this site was ideal for screening cassava genotypes for resistance to CBSD. Although the vector is still unknown, it was very active and infective at this site. Because the seedlings were raised from botanical seeds, ruling out the chance of vegetative plant material transmission, these results prove that vector transmission can account for a large percentage of plants infected in a field. Families with a high percentage of number of seedlings selected {PNSS} included Kiroba, 71762 and 188/00188. The importance of marking diseased seedlings during the growing season is discussed. Furthermore, massive introduction of germplasm through open quarantine, the establishment of crossing blocks to generate improved genotypes and the use of a decentralized participatory evaluation procedure have been initiated as important strategies towards availing farmers with a wider choice of improved varieties.
dc.description.sponsorshipRockefeller Foundation
dc.format.extent95-101
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Society of Tropical Root Crops
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectManihot Esculenta
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectPlant Viruses
dc.subjectCassava Brown Streak Disease
dc.subjectCassava Breeding
dc.titleBreeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationAgricultural Research Institute, Tanzania
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Agronomic Research, Mozambique
cg.contributor.affiliationSouthern Africa Root Crops Research Network
cg.contributor.affiliationEast African Root Crops Research Network
cg.contributor.affiliationEast and Southern Africa Regional Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceArusha, Tanzania
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid93783
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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