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Global cropland connectivity: A risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests
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Review of empirical and emerging breeding methods and tools for yam (Dioscorea spp.) improvement: status and prospects
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The influence of minisett size and time of planting on the yield of seed yam (Dioscorea Rotundata)
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Efficient elimination of Yam mosaic virus (YMV) from white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) by cryotherapy of axillary buds
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Presentation
YIIFSWA-II leadership, partnership, and collaboration in 2019
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Overview of YIIFSWA II database
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Seed yam production at GoSeed
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Seed yam quality assurance
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Capacity strengthening and breeder seed yam production
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Genetic variability and gain for storage root yield and yield components in yam beans
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Ware yam production demonstrations in Nigeria using good agronomic practices and some seed production options
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Seed yam production from whole tubers versus minisetts
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Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops
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Effect of seed sett size on sprouting, shoot growth, and tuber yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
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Identification of candidate flowering and sex genes in white Guinea yam (D. rotundata Poir.) by SuperSAGE transcriptome profiling
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Brochure
Root and tuber crops for agricultural transformation in Malawi. Project profile.
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Distribution and virulence of fungal species isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers in three agroecological zones of Nigeria
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Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding
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Molecular characterization of a new virus species identified in yam (Dioscorea spp.) by high-throughput sequencing
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Book Chapter
Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: yam, taro and cocoyam
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Calibration development for nutritional evaluation of Yam (Dioscorea sp.) using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometry (NIRS)
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Carotenoid profiling of yams: clarity, comparisons and diversity
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Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts
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Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria
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Non-destructive shoot biomass evaluation using a handheld NDVI sensor for field-grown staking Yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.)
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Molecular diversity of Scutellonema bradys populations from Benin, based on ITS1 rDNA and COI mtDNA
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Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: a combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses
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Evaluation of performance of introduced yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) in three agro-ecological zones of Rwanda
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PCR-DGGE analysis: unravelling complex mixtures of badnavirus sequences present in yam germplasm
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Diversity of root-knot nematodes associated with tubers of yam (Dioscorea spp.) established using isozyme analysis and mitochondrial DNA-based identification
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Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits
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Relative efficiency of positive selection and tissue culture for generating pathogen-free planting materials of yam (Dioscorea spp.)
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A risk assessment framework for seed degeneration: Informing an integrated seed health strategy for vegetatively-propagated crops
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Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes
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Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination
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The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa
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Manual
Manual for clean foundation seed yam production using aeroponics system
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Book
Key for a profitable and sustainable seed yam business enterprise: business plan and market development with record keeping for seed yam farmers
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Book
Effects of basal medium and plant growth regulator regimes on meristem and nodal cultures in white yam (D. rotundata)
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Effects of policies on yam production and consumption in Nigeria
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A sequence-independent strategy for amplification and characterisation of episomal badnavirus sequences reveals three previously uncharacterised yam badnaviruses
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DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
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Effect of two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on development of micro-propagated yam plantlets and suppression of Scutellonema bradys (Tylenchideae)
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Plastid phylogenetics of Oceania yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae) reveals natural interspecific hybridization of the greater yam (D. alata)
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The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on micro-propagated hybrid yam (Dioscorea spp.) growth and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) suppression
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Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties
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Methods of processing of some under-utilized yam and cocoyam tuber varieties: effect on carotenoid content
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Evaluation of isolates of Trichoderma, pseudomonas and bacillus species as treatment for the control of post-harvest fungal rot disease of yam (Dioscorea spp.)
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Standard operating protocol for yam variety performance evaluation trial
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Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of yam improvement for income and food security in West Africa
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Book Chapter
Adapting a yam seed technique to meet farmers’ criteria
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A microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in yamgrowing areas of Nigeria and Ghana
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Evaluation of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes for Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, leaf nutrient concentrations and tuber yield under NPK fertilizer application
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Yam propagation using Aeroponics technology
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Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry
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Status and prospects for improving yam seed systems using temporary immersion bioreactors
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Training Material
Seed yam production from minisetts: a training manual
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Book
Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria
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Book
Program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam
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Competitiveness of Root Crops for Accelerating Africa’s Economic Growth, 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops Africa Branch (ISTRCAB), Accra, Ghana, 30 September- 5 October 2013
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Scientific review and planning workshop: management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB)” “Modeling climate impacts on pests and diseases
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The roots (and tubers) of development and climate change: book of abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23-28 Sep 2012, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Conference Proceedings
Advances in seed yam propagation methods in Nigeria
Conference Proceedings
Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
Conference Proceedings
Development of mapping populations for genetic analysis in yams (D. rotundata and D. alata)
Conference Proceedings
Scale insects on yams in Benin: diversity, incidence and farmers’ knowledge and perceptions
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The yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys), a potential threat to potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in West Africa
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Physicochemical properties of yam starch: effect on textural quality of yam food product (pounded yam)
Book Chapter
Dioscorea
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Utilization of biological insecticides for the protection of stored yam chips