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
Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) was domesticated from one wild species ancestor, the Balsas teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) about 9000 years ago. Higher levels of gene diversity are found in teosinte taxa compared to maize, following domestication and selection bottlenecks. Diversity in maize ...
Warburton, M.L.
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Wilkes, G.
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Taba, S.
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Charcosset, A.
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Mir, C.
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Dumas, F.
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Madur, D.
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Dreisigacker, S.
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Bedoya, C.
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Prasanna, B.M.
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Xie, C.X.
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Hearne, S.
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Franco, J.
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[Gene flow among different teosinte taxa and into the domesticated maize gene pool]
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Gene flow among different teosinte taxa and into the domesticated maize gene pool
Development of core collection representing the diversity in the entire germplasm creates a better access and enhanced utilization of the main collection thus allowing rapid evaluation in crop improvement programs. Core collections are dynamic in nature and needs revisiting when additional germpl...
Girma Tessema, G.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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López Montes, A.
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Gueye, B.
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Ofodile, S.
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Franco, J.
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Abberton, M.T.
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[Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits]
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Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits
Misidentification of accessions is a common problem in genebanks. Along the years, mistakes accumulate and this is particularly true when dealing with a large number of accessions requiring annual regeneration. Human errors such as mislabeling or misreading and material mix up during planting or ...
Girma Tessema, G.
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Korie, S.
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Dumet, D.
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Franco, J.
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[Improvement of accession distinctiveness as an added value to the global worth of the yam (Dioscorea spp) genebank]
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Improvement of accession distinctiveness as an added value to the global worth of the yam (Dioscorea spp) genebank
Cowpea, an indigenous crop to sub-Saharan Africa, is found mainly in the dry savanna regions along with cereals such as millets and sorghum. Cowpea is grown primarily for human consumption of the grains, which are rich in protein, carbohydrates and contain some minerals. The development and deplo...
Boukar, O.
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Massawe, F.
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Muranaka, S.
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Franco, J.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Singh, B.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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[Evaluation of cowpea germplasm lines for protein and mineral concentrations in grains]
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Evaluation of cowpea germplasm lines for protein and mineral concentrations in grains
Endophytic fungi colonize most plants, causing no damage to their hosts, and often extending benefits, such as enhanced protection against various biotic and abiotic constraints. In the current study, three experiments assessed the activity of secondary metabolites of three strains of endophytic ...
Dessel, P. van
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Coyne, D.L.
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Dubois, T.
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Waele, D. de
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Franco, J.
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[In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus]
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In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus
The extent of genetic diversity and genetic structure of 23 lowland and 23 mid-altitude adapted maize inbred lines that share a common source of resistance to the maize streak virus were surveyed using 18 amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) primer pairs. Close to 86% of the 820 AFLP fra...
Menkir, A.
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Gedil, M.
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Franco, J.
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[Analysis of genetic structure and diversity among lowland and midaltitude adapted maize inbred lines with AFLP markers]
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Analysis of genetic structure and diversity among lowland and midaltitude adapted maize inbred lines with AFLP markers
Franco, J.
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Otero O, C
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[Aportes de la investigación en el incremento de la producción de arroz]
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Aportes de la investigación en el incremento de la producción de arroz
A numerical classification problem encountered by breeders and gene-bank curators is how to partition the original heterogeneous population of genotypes into non-overlapping homogeneous subpopulations. The measure of distance that may be defined depends on the type of variables measured (i.e., co...
Franco, J.
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Crossa, J.
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Desphande, S.
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[Hierarchical multiple-factor analysis for classifying genotypes based on phenotypic and genetic data]
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Hierarchical multiple-factor analysis for classifying genotypes based on phenotypic and genetic data
Ghyselinck, J.
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Velivelli, S.L.S.
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Heylen, K.
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O'Herlihy, E.
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Franco, J.
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Rojas, M.
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Vos, P. de
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Prestwich, B.D.
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[Bioprospecting in potato fields in the Central Andean Highlands: Screening of rhizobacteria for plant growth-promoting properties]
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Bioprospecting in potato fields in the Central Andean Highlands: Screening of rhizobacteria for plant growth-promoting properties