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The effect of cassava mosaic disease on the genetic diversity of cassava in Uganda.

2005-01-01

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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a tropical crop that is grown in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Cassava was introduced from Latin America into West and East Africa at two independent events. In Uganda a serious threat to cassava's survival is the cassava mosaic disease (CMD). Uganda has had two notable CMD epidemics since the introduction of cassava in the 1850s causing severe losses. SSR markers were us...

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1ce79bb8-c1d9-5c38-82ca-543ddcde0185
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10.1007/s10681-005-2959-3
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