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General information
| Innovation ID | 726 |
| Version ID | 33 |
| Innovation Title | Dual Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) resistant variety for the mid-altitude agro-ecologies in Uganda - NARO-CASS-1 variety |
| Innovation description | A variety resistant to CBSD and CMD developed in collaboration with NARO were officially released in Uganda. The variety was officially named NARO-CASS-1. It is highly preferred by farmers because apart from disease resistance, they are high yielding, sweet in taste and mealy, and have high dry matter content. |
| Reporting Staff | Edward Kanju (IITA), Stefan Hauser (IITA) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2021 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Genetic (variety and breeds) |
| Number of varieties | 1 |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2021 |
| Stage Description | Recent release of assessed variety that perform very well in the Lowland humid to Mid Altitude Sub Humid agro-ecology and present dual tolerance to Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), a factor that is critical for increased cassava productivity. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | National Agricultural Research Organisation |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP2-Adapted productive varieties and quality seed of RTB crops |
| Cluster | CA2.3-Added value cassava varieties for high impact markets and end users |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Uganda |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Reduced production risk |
| Other Sub-IDO | |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | "Edward Kanju, Heneriko Kulembeka. (20/1/2021). Application for Release of five cassava varieties in the Lowland Humid to Mid Altitude Sub Humid Agro-ecologies of Tanzania.""Edward Kanju. (17/12/2020). Multilocation Evaluation Trials In Uganda and Tanzania. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)."Blog: Scaling out dual CBSD and CMD resistant varieties for the mid-altitude agro-ecologies of East and Central Africa [http://www.rtb.cgiar.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Block-1.3_Kanju_V2_arte.pdf] |
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