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Selection of new sweetpotato hybrids for West Africa using accelerated breeding scheme and genotype × environment interaction under drought stress.
Scientific reports - 20 Apr 2023
Mahaman Mourtala Issa Zakari, Oselebe Happiness Ogba, Baina Dan-Jimo, Nwankwo Innocent Ifeanyi Maxwell, Houdegbe Aristide Carlos, Oumarou Souleyman, Chukwu Samuel C, Moussa Baragé
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West Africa is a dry region and drought tolerant sweetpotato cultivar was not reported. The objective of this study was to develop higher yielding drought tolerant sweetpotato hybrids following accelerated breeding scheme (ABS), and study G × E interaction. During advanced yield trial, the assessment of clones was conducted in six locations: four in Niger and two in Nigeria. Data were collected on storage root...
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