Cassava wild species: Diseases evaluation in different regions of Brazil

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2008
Country:
Brazil
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Fregene, M., Bellotti, A., Alves, A., Silva, A., Dita, M.

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate disease incidence and severity in cassava wild species in order to identify sources of resistance for introgression in elite cassava cultivars. For all the evaluated diseases, accessions with high level of resistance were identified. These accessions are excellent candidates, not only to be used as resistance sources for cassava breeding, but also for studies addressed to understand genetic and molecular basis of disease resistance in cassava.

Citation

Dita, M.; Alves, A.; Silva, A.; Bellotti, A.; Fregene, M. Cassava wild species: Diseases evaluation in different regions of Brazil. Presented at the First Scientific Meeting of the Global Cassava Partnership (GCP-I), Ghent, Belgium, 21-25 July 2008. (2008) 1 pp.

Cassava wild species: Diseases evaluation in different regions of Brazil

Published 1 January 2008
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