Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects

Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects

African food system Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies, clonally propagated crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. About 10 species are widely cultivated around the world, but only D. rotundata, D. alata, and D. cayenensis are the most widely cultivated species in West Africa, accounting for 93% of the global yam production. Since inception, IITA R4D efforts have focused on developing new varieties of yam with desired agronomic and quality traits and to improve yam-based cropping systems.

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Main Authors: López Montes, Antonio José, Bhattacharjee, Ranjana, Girma Tessema, G.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2012-03
Subjects:yams, production, varieties, breeding,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79857
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spelling dig-cgspace-10568-798572023-06-15T13:35:29Z Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects López Montes, Antonio José Bhattacharjee, Ranjana Girma Tessema, G. yams production varieties breeding African food system Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies, clonally propagated crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. About 10 species are widely cultivated around the world, but only D. rotundata, D. alata, and D. cayenensis are the most widely cultivated species in West Africa, accounting for 93% of the global yam production. Since inception, IITA R4D efforts have focused on developing new varieties of yam with desired agronomic and quality traits and to improve yam-based cropping systems. 2012-03 2017-02-13T13:41:52Z 2017-02-13T13:41:52Z Journal Article Lopez-Montes, A., Bhattacharjee, R. & Girma Tessema, G. (2012). Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects. 27-30. 2071-3681 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79857 en Open Access p. 27-30 application/pdf
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Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects
description African food system Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies, clonally propagated crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. About 10 species are widely cultivated around the world, but only D. rotundata, D. alata, and D. cayenensis are the most widely cultivated species in West Africa, accounting for 93% of the global yam production. Since inception, IITA R4D efforts have focused on developing new varieties of yam with desired agronomic and quality traits and to improve yam-based cropping systems.
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