Cassava is an ideal vehicle for delivering provitamin A carotenoids to human populations affected by deficiency of this important micronutrient. Rapid cycling recurrent selection has proven to be very effective increasing carotenoids levels in cassava. The maximum level of total carotenoids incre...
Sánchez, T.
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Morante, N.
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Ceballos, H.
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Franco, J.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Maroya, N.
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Felde, T. um
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[New approaches for quantifying carotenoids content in cassava roots]
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New approaches for quantifying carotenoids content in cassava roots
Background
Understanding root traits is a necessary research front for selection of favorable genotypes or cultivation practices. Root and tuber crops having most of their economic potential stored below ground are favorable candidates for such studies. The ability to image and quantify subsurfa...
Delgado, Alfredo
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Hays, Dirk B.
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Bruton, Richard K.
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Ceballos, H.
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Novo, Alexandre
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Boi, Enrico
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Selvaraj, Michael Gomez
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[Ground penetrating radar: a case study for estimating root bulking rate in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Ground penetrating radar: a case study for estimating root bulking rate in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Cassava roots are the most important commercial product from this crop. Roots have two major components: the starchy parenchyma and the peel with higher amount of fibre and cyanogenic glucosides. In this study, a sample of 64 clones grown in replicated trials in five locations were evaluated for ...
Pérez, J.C.
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Lenis, Jorge I.
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Calle, F
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Morante, N
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Sánchez, T.
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Debouck, Daniel G.
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Ceballos, H.
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[Genetic variability of root peel thickness and its influence in extractacle starch from cassava (manihot esculenta Crantz) roots]
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Genetic variability of root peel thickness and its influence in extractacle starch from cassava (manihot esculenta Crantz) roots
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an important staple crop, especially in the arid tropics. Because roots of commercial cassava cultivars contain a limited amount of provitamin A carotenoids, both conventional breeding and genetic modification are being applied to increase their production and accum...
Welsch, R
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Arango, Jacobo
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Bar, C
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Salazar, B
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Al-Babili, S.
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Beltrán Giraldo, Jorge Alonso
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Ceballos, H.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Beyer, Peter
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[Provitamin A accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots driven by a single nucleotide polymorphism in a phytoene synthase gene[W]]
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Provitamin A accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots driven by a single nucleotide polymorphism in a phytoene synthase gene[W]
Post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD) is one of the most important constraints in cassava production and commercialization. It has been hypothesized that the antioxidant properties of carotenoids in yellow cassava roots may help reduce or delay PPD. The industrial sector prefers cassava ...
Sánchez, T.
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Chavez, Alba L.
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Ceballos, H.
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Rodríguez Amaya, D.B.
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Nestel, P
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Ishitani, Manabu
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[Reduction or delay of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots with higher carotenoid content]
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Reduction or delay of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots with higher carotenoid content
Late root bulking is a major factor leading to rejection and abandoning of improved cassava genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa. Early bulking (EB) varieties shorten the growth period from planting to harvesting, better fit into environments with short rainy season, and reduce exposure to biotic and ...
Olasanmi, B
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Kahya, SS
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Onyegbule, O
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Ewa, F.
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Gutiérrez, J.
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Ceballos, H.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Bulked segregant analysis identifies molecular markers associated with early bulking in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Bulked segregant analysis identifies molecular markers associated with early bulking in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Chávez, Alba L.
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Ceballos, H.
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Sánchez, T.
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Nutritional and agronomic advantages of yellow rooted cassava]
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Nutritional and agronomic advantages of yellow rooted cassava
Dufour, D.L.
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Ricci, J
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Sánchez, T.
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Morante, N
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Morel, G
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Reynes, M
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Hershey, Clair H.
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Ceballos, H.
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[A reappraisal of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors in cassava roots]
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A reappraisal of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors in cassava roots