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Tester selection for combining ability estimation of storage root yield and sweetpotato virus disease in sweetpotato breeding. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Swanckaert J   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Genetic diversity and population structure studies of West African sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] collection using DArTseq. [PDF]

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Mahaman Mourtala IZ   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Resistance in Sweetpotato to Sweetpotato Weevil

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1987
Sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius formicarius F is the most destructive pest of sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas in tropical and subtropical regions. The larvae and adults feed on sweetpotato roots and crowns. For the past 12 years we have been screening sweetpotato germplasm for resistance to this pest in order to breed an agronomic cultivar with ...
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SWEETPOTATO LEAF CURL VIRUS AND RELATED GEMINIVIRUSES IN SWEETPOTATO

Acta Horticulturae, 2002
Sweetpotato leaf curl diseases have been reported in Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. The causal agent is the whitefly transmitted geminivirus, Sweetpotato leaf curl virus (SPLCV). Viral DNA can be detected in plant samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with SPLCV-specific primers.
P. Lotrakul   +4 more
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NATURE OF RESISTANCE OF SWEETPOTATO TO SWEETPOTATO VIRUS DISEASE

Acta Horticulturae, 2002
Sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) is a disease syndrome due to the dual infection and synergistic interaction of sweetpotato chlorotic stunt crinivirus (SPCSV) and sweetpotato feathery mottle potyvirus (SPFMV). SPVD causes up to 98% yield loss in East Africa.
R.O.M. Mwanga   +4 more
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Viruses in Sweetpotato

2012
Sweetpotato in the Mediterranean is mainly grown in Egypt, Spain, Portugal, and Israel. Yields vary from 34 tons/ha in Israel to 7.8 tons/ha in Portugal. As sweetpotatoes are vegetatively propagated, the differences in yields are probably due to the quality in the propagation material, mainly infection by various viruses.
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Instant Insights: Sweetpotato

2020
This specially formulated collection features 3 reviews of current topics and key research in sweetpotato. The first chapter examines the origin and dispersal of sweetpotato, considers in vitro germplasm storage in sweetpotato genebanks, and looks at the importance of managing sweetpotato crop wild relatives (CWR).
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