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Cassava breeding at IITA: Conference Proceedings of the Third Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops held at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 29 December, 1973
Abstract/Description
The breeding objectives in the Root and Tuber Improvement Programme of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) were laid down. Basic considerations in cassava breeding were reviewed and discussed. The paper attempts to produce a cassava breeding system applicable on a world-wide basis and describes the present state and the future development of cassava breeding. Expose des objectifs du Programme de Selection et d'Amelioration des Plantes a Racine et a Tubercule a I'lnstitut International d'Agriculture Tropicale (IITA). Examen critique des problemes fondamentaux de la selection et de I'amelioration du manioc et tentative de formulation d'un systeme de selection et d'ame-lioration du manioc ayant une application universelle. Presentation de la situation actuelle et des perspec-tives pour Ie developpement de la selection du manioc. Se establecieron los objetivos de hibridacion del Programa de Mejoramiemo de Raices y Tuberculos del Instituto de Agricultura Tropical (IITA). Se discutieron las consideraciones basicas del mejoramiento genthico en yuca. EI reporte intenta producir un sistema de hibridacion que sea aplicable sobre una amplia base mundial y describe el estado presente y el futuro desarrollo del mejoramiento genetico de la yuca.