COMMERCIAL SWEETPOTATO PRODUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI [PDF]
This report provides an estimate of selected costs incurred in sweetpotato production in Mississippi, 1999. Land, management and general farm overhead costs were not included.
Graves, Benny +2 more
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Evaluation of sweetpotato accessions for end-user preferred traits improvement [PDF]
, 2016 This study assessed the genetic diversity and differentiation in sweetpotato accessions in Ghana to guide selection for genetic improvement on beta-carotene, dry matter and sugar contents to promote increased utilization.
Baafi, E. +5 more
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How cost-effective is biofortification in combating micronutrient malnutrition?: An ex-ante assessment [PDF]
"Biofortification is increasingly seen as an additional tool to combat micronutrient malnutrition. This paper presents, for the first time, evidence on the costs and potential benefits of biofortification for a large number of countries in Africa, Asia ...
de Groote, Hugo +9 more
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A review of agriculture and health policies in Uganda with implications for the dissemination of biofortified crops: [PDF]
Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread health problem in the developing world. Most efforts to combat this issue have focused on providing vitamin and mineral supplements to vulnerable population groups and/or fortifying foods through postproduction ...
Nagujja, Stella, Potts, Michael J.
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Strengthening the sweetpotato community of practice [PDF]
, 2015 The flyer captures the achievements made from June 2014 to July 2015 to establish a growing and vibrant sweetpotato community of practice that enables sweetpotato researchers, development agents, farmers and consumers to obtain and apply sweetpotato ...
Low, J.W., McEwan, M.
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Roots and tubers for the 21st century: trends, projections and policy options [PDF]
"...The assessment of past trends, future prospects, and policy options reported here stems from the tradition of joint studies of roots and tubers in developing countries by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
Ringler, Claudia +2 more
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BMC Plant Biology, 2018 Background Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is one of the most important crops from the family of Convolvulaceae. It is widely reported that cultivated sweetpotato was originated from Ipomoea trifida.
J. Y. Feng +9 more
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Are small Sub-Sahara African farmers willing to pay for vegetative propagated orange fleshed sweetpotato planting material? Evidence from Central Mozambique [PDF]
This paper evaluates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the vegetative propagated orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) planting material that is many times considered as a public good.
Labarta, Ricardo A.
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Improving sweetpotato virus diagnostics [PDF]
, 2015 This flyer describes progress made between June 2014 and July 2015 to develop an easily accessible distribution map of all relevant viruses and virus strains infecting sweetpotato throughout SSA as well as appropriate diagnostic methods and protocols to ...
Kreuze, J.F.
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Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED/Q
GigaScience, 2017 The sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a highly destructive agricultural and ornamental crop pest. It damages host plants through both phloem feeding and vectoring plant pathogens. Introductions of B.
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