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dc.contributor.authorDixon, A.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBokanga, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:33:18Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:33:18Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.identifier.citationDixon, A., Asiedu, R. & Bokanga, M. (1994). Breeding of cassava for low cyanogenic potential: problems, progress and prospects. Acta Horticulturae, 375, (153-161).
dc.identifier.issn1021-9730
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5617
dc.description.abstractThe starchy staples of cassava (tuberous roots) provides more than half the calories consumed by more than 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, and the leaves are often used as a vegetable providing protein, vitamins and minerals. The cyanogenic potential of cassava has often been cited as a causal factor of health problems, particularly in areas where cassava roots are not properly processed. Provision of improved genotypes with low cyanogenic potential would ameliorate these problems. Breeding of cassava for low cyanogenic potential has been a high priority of the Root and Tuber Improvement Program at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture since its inception. This paper discusses the role of IITA in breeding for low cyanogenic potential, and addresses problems, progress and future strategies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectGenotypes
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.titleBreeding of cassava for low cyanogenic potential: problems, progress and prospects
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid104897
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1994.375.13


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