Development of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars for resistance to cassava mosaic disease in Zambia.

Despite the increasing number of farmers growing cassava in Zambia, yield per hectare has remained low at 5.8 t ha-1. The major constraints contributing to low yields are pests and diseases of which cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by East Africa cassava mosaic virus (EACMV), Africa cassava mosai...

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Main Author: Chikoti, Patrick Chiza.
Other Authors: Melis, Rob W.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8402