Browsing by Subject "SPVD"

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Application of SSR Markers in Determination of Putative Resistance to SPVD and Genetic Diversity among Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato

Wachira, Francis N.; Kiarie, S. M.; Karanja, L. S.; Obonyo, M. A. (SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2016)

Viruses are the second most important production constraint after the sweet potato weevil. Orange fleshed OFSPs) are characterized by medium to low resistance to sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). Therefore this studies ...
Biochemical relationships involving multiple virus infections, dry matter and selected nutritional attributes in orange fleshed sweetpotato

Wachira, Francis N.; Kiarie, S. M.; Karanja, L. S.; Obonyo, M. (2014)

Sweet potato is a major source of dietary carbohydrate and a key food security crop in Kenya. Production of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) in Kenya is constrained by sweetpotato virus diseases whose synergistic interaction ...
Resistance of sweetpotato genotypes to sweetpotato virus disease in coastal Kenya

Mburu, Mary W. K.; Mwololo, J. K.; Njeru, R. W.; Ateka, E. M.; Kiarie, N.; Munyua, J. K.; Muinga, R. W.; Kapinga, R.; Lemaga, B. (2007)

Sweet potato is a food and cash crop in the coastal region of Kenya but the sweetpotato virus disease is also prevalent in the area. Selection of sweetpotato varieties resistant to SPVD and with desirable consumer traits ...

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