Random forests (RF) was used to correlate spectral responses to known wet chemistry carotenoid concentrations including total carotenoid content (TCC), all-trans β-carotene (ATBC), violaxanthin (VIO), lutein (LUT), 15-cis beta-carotene (15CBC), 13-cis beta-carotene (13CBC), alpha-carotene (AC), 9...
Ikeogu, U.N.
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Akdemir, D.
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Wolfe, M.D.
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Okeke, U.G.
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Amaefula, C.
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Jannink, Jean-Luc
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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[Genetic correlation, genome-wide association and genomic prediction of portable NIRS predicted carotenoids in cassava roots]
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Genetic correlation, genome-wide association and genomic prediction of portable NIRS predicted carotenoids in cassava roots
Background: Genomic selection (GS) promises to accelerate genetic gain in plant breeding programs especially for crop species such as cassava that have long breeding cycles. Practically, to implement GS in cassava breeding, it is necessary to evaluate different GS models and to develop suitable m...
Okeke, U.G.
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Akdemir, D.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Jannink, Jean-Luc
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[Accuracies of univariate and multivariate genomic prediction models in African cassava]
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Accuracies of univariate and multivariate genomic prediction models in African cassava
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a clonally propagated staple food crop in the tropics. Genomic selection (GS) has been implemented at three breeding institutions in Africa to reduce cycle times. Initial studies provided promising estimates of predictive abilities. Here, we expand on previou...
Wolfe, M.D.
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Carpio, D.P. del
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Alabi, O.
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Ezenwaka, L.C.
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Ikeogu, Ugochukwu N.
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Kayondo, I.S.
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Lozano, R.
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Okeke, U.G.
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Ozimati, A.A.
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Williams, E.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Kawuki, Robert S.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Jannink, Jean-Luc
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[Prospects for Genomic Selection in Cassava Breeding]
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Prospects for Genomic Selection in Cassava Breeding
The HarvestPlus program for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) fortifies cassava with beta-carotene by breeding for carotene-rich tubers (yellow cassava). However, a negative correlation between yellowness and dry matter (DM) content has been
identified. Here, we investigated the genetic control ...