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Occurrence of cassava mosaic begomovirus-associated satellites on cassava in Ghana

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), arguably the most important viral disease of cassava, an important food security crop has in recent times, been reported to be associated with satellites in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Stephen Kwame Torkpo, Emmanuel Amponsah, Celestina Danso Arhin, Samuel Kwame Offei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolation, genome analysis and tissue localization of Ceratobasidium theobromae, a new encounter pathogen of cassava in Southeast Asia

Scientific Reports
In Southeast Asia (SEA) fastidious fungi of the Ceratobasidium genus are associated with proliferation of sprouts and vascular necrosis in cacao and cassava, crops that were introduced from the tropical Americas to this region.
Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez, Juan M. Pardo, Samar Sheat, Khamla Xaiyavong, Ana M. Leiva, Warren Arinaitwe, Stephan Winter, Jonathan Newby, Wilmer J. Cuellar   +8 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single torradovirus infections explain the mysterious cassava frogskin disease in the Americas

Scientific Reports
Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) emerged in the Americas in the 1970s, but its causal agent has to date remained a mystery. The clonal propagation of cassava, high incidence of mixed infections, unknown alternative hosts, and root symptoms taking two or ...
Jenyfer Jimenez, Sara Caicedo, Juan M. Pardo, Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez, Robert Alvarez-Quinto, Dimitre Mollov, Wilmer J. Cuellar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Widespread occurrence of cassava torradovirus 2 and cassava frogskin associated oryzavirus characterized the 2020–2023 outbreak of severe cassava frogskin disease in the Orinoquia region of Colombia

Frontiers in Agronomy
Severe root symptoms of Cassava Frogskin Disease (CFSD) remerged in Colombia during 2020–2023 significantly impacting cassava yield in Orinoquia, one of the main cassava producing regions. Using a finite population sampling strategy (ca. 136 fields with ~
Jaime Marín, Angela Vargas-Berdugo, María Camila Sierra-González, Laura Paola López-Romero, Amparo Rosero, Ana M. Leiva, Jenyfer Jimenez, Wilmer J. Cuellar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-wide identification and characterization of 14-3-3 gene family related to negative regulation of starch accumulation in storage root of Manihot esculenta

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
The 14-3-3 protein family is a highly conservative member of the acid protein family and plays an important role in regulating a series of important biological activities and various signal transduction pathways. The role of 14-3-3 proteins in regulating
Ranran Pan, Ranran Pan, Yajie Wang, Feifei An, Yuan Yao, Jingjing Xue, Wenli Zhu, Xiuqin Luo, Hanggui Lai, Songbi Chen   +9 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AMMI analysis of the adaptability and yield stability of yellow passion fruit varieties

Scientia Agricola, 2014
High yield stability and adaptability of yellow passion fruit varieties (Passiflora edulis Sims. f. flavicarpa Deg.) are highly desirable attributes when exploring different environments.
Eder Jorge de Oliveira, Juan Paulo Xavier de Freitas, Onildo Nunes de Jesus   +2 more
doaj  

Nutritional Profiles, Functional Properties, and Sensory Characteristics of Crackers from Orange-fleshed and White-fleshed Sweet Potato Varieties

Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Environmental Sciences
This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition, functional properties, and sensory attributes of crackers made from four sweet potato varieties (two orange-fleshed and two white-fleshed) alongside wheat, as a control.
Ernest Chukwudi Ogbete, Miriam Ahunna Ofoeze   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source