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Nutr Rev
; 61(6 Pt 2): S110-3, 2003 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12908741
ABSTRACT
Up to 80% of the yield of sweet potato, the major root crop in East Africa, can be destroyed by crop diseases such as the sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV). A sweet potato that is resistant to SPFMV is being developed through the combined efforts of non-governmental agenices, biotechnology groups, and agricultural entities. Even small improvements in crop yield, owing to this new technology, will feed countless people in Africa.