Healthier yams
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.identifier.url | http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta67e/ | en |
| cg.issn | 1011-0054 | en |
| cg.journal | Spore | en |
| cg.number | 67 | en |
| cg.place | Wageningen, The Netherlands | en |
| cg.subject.cta | CROPS | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-16T09:15:33Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-16T09:15:33Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48632 | |
| dc.title | Healthier yams | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Yam improvement will receive a major boost now that scientists in the UK have completed a comprehensive study of theviruses that infect the crop. Research at the Horticultural Research International at Wellesbourne has established that there are... | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | CTA. 1997. Healthier yams. Spore 67. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. | en |
| dcterms.description | Yam improvement will receive a major boost now that scientists in the UK have completed a comprehensive study of the viruses that infect the crop. Research at the Horticultural Research International at Wellesbourne has established that there are three main groups of yam viruses, the most important being the Badna virus, which has several strains. From the study the scientists now understand the biology of the viruses and how they are transmitted by the main vector, the mealybug. With their new knowledge the HRI team have been able to develop diagnostic tools which can be used to detect the presence of the viruses at a very early stage in the breeding process. Formerly, plant breeders had to wait until the crop was growing in the field to identify infected plants. The information gathered, and the diagnostic tools that have been developed, are being trans ferred to the International Insti tute of Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria, where plant breeders should be able to speed up their work on yam improvement. HRI Wellesbourne Warwickshire CV35 9EF UK | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | Spore | en |
| dcterms.issued | 1997 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | en |
| dcterms.type | News Item |