Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hybridization and crossing block management in cassava

Iluebbey, P., Kulakow, P., Mbanjo-Edwige, G., Bakare, D., Peteti, P., Toyinbo, S., ... & Mfam, C. (2024). Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hybridization and crossing block management in cassava. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (15 p.).

Genetic variation is the basis of selection in plant breeding. Hybridization is the process of making controlled crosses between selected genotypes to provide genetic variation for stage 1 of plant breeding. This diversity created in the genetic resources provides an opportunity for plant breeders to develop new and improved cultivars with desirable characteristics.