Unsweetpotato – Breeding staple-type sweetpotato for West Africa and beyond
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International Potato Center. 2014. Unsweetpotato – Breeding staple-type sweetpotato for West Africa and beyond. Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa. CIP. 2 p.
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An applied, collaborative sweetpotato breeding program and support platform for West Africa was established in Ghana at the CSIR-Crops Research Institute in 2010. Consumer demand for staple-type (low sugar) or Unsweetpotato was confirmed and laboratory methods to assist with election developed and used in a new Quality Laboratory. Seed populations were made available for distribution to regional partners.
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