Sweet potato improvement at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Hahn, S.K. | Alvarez, M.N. | Caveness, F.E. | Ng, S.Y. (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan (Nigeria))
The main aims of sweet potato improvement at IITA are: achieving high yield in terms of dry matter per unit of land and time; developing resistance to weevils (Curculionidae spp.), virus complexes and nematodes and ensuring good shelf life and good quality for consumer acceptance. The approaches used and progress made in sweet potato improvement at IITA since 1971 are summarised in this paper.
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Другие темы
Resistance aux maladies; Resistance aux organismes nuisibles; Metodos de mejoramiento; Methode d'amelioration; Nigeria/ nematode des plantes; Nigeria/ nematodos de las plantas; Variete a haut rendement
Язык
Английский
Примечание
17 ref. *XG
Тип
Conference; Non-Conventional
Источник
Proceedings of the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Tropical Root Crops, Kingston, Jamaica, 10-16 Apr 1983, Dolly, D.I. (ed.), [nd]. p. 93-97
Конференция
Root Crops in the Caribbean. Proceedings of the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Tropical Root Crops, Kingston (Jamaica), 10-16 Apr 1983
1992-08-15
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