1. 2014 & 2015 seasons
SUMMARY OF BREEDING ACTIVITIES ,
CAMEROON
MARTIN
YEBOAH

2. 4 important okra diseases in
Africa
Okra mosaic diseases Okra powdery mildew Okra mottle disease Okra leafcurl disease

3. Identification of resistant
parents
GH 02 PI370028
GH01
GH03

4. Selection of parents with good fruit
shape
GH01 GH03
VI033778
PI370028
Clemson spiness TOT6599

5. Okra crossing blocks

6. 46 F1 populations evaluated in the
field
AVOK154
2
AVOK1515
AVOK1555 AVOK1559

7. Special traits of F1 plants
High yield , good fruit shape and
resistance Aphids, leafcurl dis.
AVOK 1537
AVOK1579
AVOK1549

8. Disease and pest scoring in
field

9. Selection in F2 plants from AVOK1515 okra populations
AVOK1515-15 AVOK1515-
20
AVOK1515-
79
AVOK1515-100 AVOK 1515- AVOK1515-84

10. Routine inspections

11. Okra experimental fields in Yaoundé, April- July 2015

12. Tomato field evaluation, 2015

13. Tomato selected lines

14. Major diseases in the field
CLN3150A

15. Visitors to our field
Visit of
entrepreneurs
Cameroon Minister of Agriculture
inspecting our okra fruits
Visit of University of Dchang
students to AVRDC expt. Field.

16. Infrastructure
Screen house and cold storage
facilities for AVRDC Cameroon

17. Meetings
Meeting with NARS in
Njombe , Cameroon 6th
March, 2015
AVRDC invitation to IRAD CDD
project Meeting in Cameroon, 6
March.2015

18. Meetings Cont’n
Urban Food Plus stakeholder
meeting in Bamenda ,
Cameroon
Urban Food Plus Project
Implementation Committee meeting,
Bamenda Cameroon

19. Meeting with farmers
Meeting Urban Vegetable
Farmers , Bamenda (24-09-
2014)
Dr. Martin talking to young
agriculture entrepreneurs at Banso
, Cameroon , Jan , 2015

20. THANKS FOR LISTENING