Article
Genome‐Wide Association Study of Resistance to Cassava Green Mite Pest and Related Traits in Cassava
2018-09-01
Abstract excerpt
Cassava green mite [CGM, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)] is a dry‐season pest that usually feeds on the underside of young leaves causing leaf chlorosis, stunted growth, and root yield reduction by 80%. Since cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaves and roots serve as a primary staple food source, a decline in cassava yield can lead to household food, nutrition, and income insecurity. To evaluate the existence of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- dde32a68-be72-5752-922f-364f0c434dd2
- DOI
- 10.2135/cropsci2018.01.0024
