{"metadata":{"id":"0089a2d44f121f74354c9cfa60b2298e","source":"gardian_index","url":"https://cgspace.cgiar.org/rest/bitstreams/793bea6c-3e1d-4641-a9cf-adb4bc5a5bf6/retrieve"},"pageCount":1,"title":"Field evaluation of cassava varieties under drought stress in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana","keywords":[],"chapters":[{"head":"Introduction","index":1,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":70,"text":"Cassava is a staple crop with remarkable tolerance to drought and great ability to survive uncertain rainfall patterns. Experiments are underway in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana to identify the genetic and physiological traits that make cassava a particularly drought tolerant crop. The study also aims to identify molecular markers associated with drought tolerance genes for the application in breeding programs as well as identify cassava clones with outstanding drought tolerance."}]}],"figures":[],"sieverID":"6e19180a-c344-4a11-92ab-eec794872bc0","abstract":"International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Receiving, hardening and rapid micro propagation of in vitro mapping populations (MCOL 1734 x VEN 77; MCOL 1468 x BRA 255) and selfed progeny (MCOL 1734) developed by CIAT and EMBRAPA."}