Interspecific hybridization in the genus Manihot progress and prospects

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dc.creatorAsiedu, Robert
dc.creatorHahn, S.K.
dc.creatorBai, K.V.
dc.creatorDixon, A.
dc.date1994-11
dc.date2019-04-24T12:29:47Z
dc.date2019-04-24T12:29:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:03:17Z
dc.descriptionMost cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) improvement programs depend on the range of variability available within the cultigen for breeding varieties adapted to target environments. Efforts by some programs to introduce additional variability from wild Manihot species into cassava have led to improved diseases and pest resistance as well as higher ploidy levels. They have also provided insights into the evolution of the genus. Much remains to be investigated. This paper reviews the progress from the exploitation of the wild Manihot species for cassava improvement including data from the cassava breeding unit at IITA.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101038
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/121187
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAsiedu, R., Hahn, S.K., Bai, K.V. & Dixon, A. (1994). Interspecific hybridization in the genus Manihot - progress and prospects. In F. Ofori and S.K. Hahn (Eds.), Tropical root crops in a developing economy: Proceedings of the 9th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, 10-16 October 1991, Accra, Ghana: ISTRC, (p. 110-113).
dc.subjectcassava
dc.subjectbreeding
dc.subjectpests
dc.titleInterspecific hybridization in the genus Manihot progress and prospects
dc.typeConference Paper

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