Genetic analysis and QTL mapping for multiple biotic stress resistance in cassava.

In Sub-Saharan Africa cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the most important food crops where more than 40% of the population relies on it as their staple carbohydrate source. Biotic constraints such as viral diseases, mainly Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CB...

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Main Authors: Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira, Bernadetha Kimata, Salum Kasele, Fortunus Kapinga, Esther Masumba, Geoffrey Mkamilo, Caroline Sichalwe, Jessen V Bredeson, Jessica B Lyons, Trushar Shah, Satoru Muranaka, Manpreet S Katari, Morag E Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236674