Diversity Studies of Cassava Germplasm

ISBN-13: 9783847311966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 260 str.

Paul Agu Asare

Opis

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an important source of starch.This book covers detailed review on relevant aspect of cassava, with respect to the origin and distribution of cassava, botany of cassava plant, cassava production in Ghana, factors affecting cassava production, cassava utilization in Ghana, and variability of characters in cassava. Other aspect were the association among characters in cassava, the use of genetic markers in cassava improvement, the effect of mosaic virus disease on chlorophyll content of cassava, and cassava starch. It focuses on the basic tools for genetic diversity analysis, significance of genetic variation and the use of PCR based technique for screening for cassava mosaic virus disease resistance. Researchers interested in tropical root crops, and starch industries will benefit immensely from this work.

O autorze

Paul Agu Asare holds B.Sc. and PhD in Agric from University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. He currently lectures in Genetics and Plant Breeding at Department of Crop Science, UCC. His researches centre on cassava and has attended several international workshops/conferences on cassava related studies.