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Cassava references

Publications on Cassava

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Allem AC. 1992. Manihot germplasm collecting priorities. In: Roca WM, Thro AM, editors. Report of the First Meeting of the International Network for Cassava Genetic Resources, 18-23 August 1992. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia. pp. 87-110.

Allem AC. 1994. The origin of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 41: 133-150. Netherlands.

Allem AC. 2002. The origins and taxonomy of cassava. In: Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellotti AC, editors. Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. pp. 1–16.

Alves AC. 2002. Cassava botany and physiology. In: Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellotti AC, editors. Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. pp. 67–89.

Bellotti AC. 2002. Arthropod pests. In: Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellotti AC, editors. Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. pp. 209–235.

Bertram RB. 1993. Application of molecular techniques to genetic resources of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae): interspecific evolutionary relationships and intraspecific characterization. University of Maryland. (PhD thesis).

Best R, Henry G. 1994. Cassava: Towards the year 2000. In: International Network for Cassava Genetic Resources. Report of the First Meeting, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 18-23 August 1992. International Crop Network Series No. 10, IPGRI, Rome, Italy. pp. 3-11.

Bioversity International, CIAT. 2009. Key access and utilization descriptors for cassava genetic resources. Bioversity International, Rome, Italy, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. Available here.

Bonierbale M, Guevara C, Dixon AGO, Ng NQ, Asiedu R, Ng SYC. 1997. Cassava. In: Fuccillo D, Sears L, Stapleton P, editors. Biodiversity in Trust. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1-21.

Calles T, Dulloo ME, Engels JMM, Van den Houwe I. 2003. Best Practices for Germplasm Management - A new approach for achieving genebank standards. Technical Report. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Global Crop Diversity Trust, Rome, Italy.

Calvert LA, Thresh JM. 2002. The viruses and virus diseases of cassava. In: Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellotti AC, editors. Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. pp. 236–260.

Carter SE, Fresco LO, Jones PG, Fairbairn JN. 1997. Introduction and diffusion of cassava in Africa, IITA Research Guide 49. Available from: http://old.iita.org/cms/details/trn_mat/irg49/irg49.html Date accessed: 11 August 2010.

Ceballos H. 2006. Cassava research at CIAT [poster]. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. Available from: URL: http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/news/pdf/poster02_scmeeting_06.pdf Date accessed: 26 August 2010.

CIAT. 1984. Cassava Program Annual Report. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.

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CIAT. 2001. Cryopreservation of Cassava Germplasm, Its Wild Relatives, and Cell Lines for Tissue Culture. Available from: http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/crops_cassava.htm#cryo Date accessed: 26 August 2010.

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Cuervo MI, Balcazar MS, Ramirez JL, Medina CA, Debouck D. 2009. Manual de operaciones laboratorio sanidad de germoplasma – unidad de recursos genéticos. GRP, CIAT, Colômbia. 72 pp. Available in Spanish (2.8 MB) and English (2.6 MB).

Danso KE, Ford-Lloyd BV. 2004. Cryopreservation of embryogenic calli of cassava using sucrose cryoprotection and air desiccation. Plant Cell Reports 22: 623-631.

De Goes M, Sias-Costa CIR, Guedes AC, Morales EAV, Second G. 1999. Cassava – a Brazilian model for the field maintenance of germplasm. In: Engelman F, editor. Management of field and in vitro germplasm collections. IPGRI, Rome, Italy. pp. 10–12.

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Epperson JE, Pachico DH, Guevara CL. 1996. The cost of maintaining genetic resources of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. Acta Horticulturae 429: 409-413.

Epperson JE, Pachico DH, Guevara CL. 1997. A cost analysis of maintaining cassava plant genetic resources. Crop Science 37 (5) 1641-1649.

Escobar RH, Mafla G, Roca WM. 1993. Cryopreservation of cassava shoot tips. In: Roca WM, Thro AM, editors. Proceedings First Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network, 25-28 Aug. 1992, Cartagena. CIAT, Cali, Colombia, pp. 116-121.

Escobar RH, Mafla G, Roca WM. 1997. A methodology for recovering cassava plants from shoot tips maintained in liquid nitrogen. Plant Cell Reports 16: 474-478. Available here.

Escobar RH, Manrique N, Munoz L, Rios A, Debouck D, Tohme J. Cassava cryopreservation by rapid freezing methodology. CIAT, Cali, Colombia. Available from: http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/urgweb_folder/files/unitfiles/Cassava%20cryopreservation%20by%20rapid%20freezing%20methodology.pdf. Date accessed: 6 October 2010.

Escobar RM, Roca WM, Mafla G, Roa J. 1994. In vitro conservation of genetic resources: The case of cassava. CIAT (Internal Circulation). 23 p.

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Fregene M, Vargas I, Ikea J, Angel F, Thome J, Asiedu RA, Akoroda MO, Roca WM. 1994. Variability of chloroplast DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its wild relatives. Theor. Appl. Genet., 89: 719-727.

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Fukuda WMG, Costa IRS, Silva SO. 2005. Manejo e conservacao de recursos geneticos de mandioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) na Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura Tropical. Circular Tecnica 74. 4 pp.

Fukuda WMG, Costa IRS, Vilarinhos AD, Oliveira RP. 1996. Banco de germoplasma de mandioca: manejo, conservacao e caracterizacao. EMBRAPA-CNPMF Documentos 68 EMBRAPA-CNPMF, Cruz das Almas, Brazil. 103 pp.

Fukuda WMG, Guevara CL, Kawuki R, Ferguson ME. 2010. Selected morphological and agronomic descriptors for the characterization of cassava. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. 19 pp. Available from: http://www.iita.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=4530a72e-917d-4801-9239-cb0ee3a4dd4e&groupId=25357. Date accessed: 30 September 2010.

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Gonzalez-Arnao MT, Panta A, Roca WM, Escobar RH, Engelmann F. 2007. Development and large scale application of cryopreservation techniques for shoot and somatic embryo cultures of tropical crops. Available from: http://www.springerlink.com/content/y42117245j364361/fulltext.pdf Date accessed: 26 August 2010.

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Hershey C. 2008. A global conservation strategy for cassava (Manihot esculenta) and wild Manihot species. Summary of stakeholder deliberations and recommendations prepared for the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Available from: http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/urgweb_folder/files/unitfiles/A%20Global%20Conservation%20Strategy%20for%20Manihot%20%20August%202008-2.pdf. Date accessed: 7 Oct. 2010.

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Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellott AC, editors. 2002. Cassava: biology, production and utilization. CABI International, NY. 332 pp.

Hillocks RJ. 2002. Cassava in Africa. In: Hillocks RJ, Thresh JM, Bellotti AC, editors. Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. pp. 41–54.

Howeler RH, Oates CG, Allem AC. 2001. Strategic environmental assessment: an assessment of the impact of cassava production and processing on the environment and biodiversity. Proceedings of the Validation Forum on the Global Cassava Development Strategy, Rome, 26-28 April 2000. FAO and IFAD, Rome.

Iglesias C, Hershey C, Calle H, Bolaños A. 1994. Propagating cassava (Manihot esculenta) by sexual seed. Expl. Agric. 30:283-290.

Iglesias CA. 1999. Field maintenance of cassava germplasm. In: Engelman F, editor. Management of field and in vitro germplasm collections. IPGRI, Rome, Italy. pp. 5–9.

IITA Genebank Manual Series, Cassava field bank operations at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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