February 2014

Combining ability for beta-carotene and important quantitative traits in a cassava f1 population

 Cassava is ideal for biofortification due to its popularity as a root staple among populations with high vitamin A malnutrition. The crop is vegetatively propagated and retains the enhanced trait across generations. The combining ability for beta-carotene content and important yield trait was evaluated in a cassava F1 generation. Ten high beta-carotene clones from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...

Author(s): Njenga, Peninah, Edema, Richard and Kamau, Joseph