Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) puree is a nutritious food ingredient for promoting Vitamin A intake in processed food products in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). OFSP puree handlers play an important role in ensuring production of consistently safe and quality OFSP puree and related processed produc...
Malavi, D.N.
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Abong, G.O.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya]
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya
Molecular markers are needed for enhancing the development of elite sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) cultivars with a wide range of commercially important traits in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was conducted to estimate the heritability and determine trait correlations of storage root yie...
Yada, B.
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Brown-Guedira, Gina
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Alajo, A.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Owusu-Mensah, E.
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Carey, E.E.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Yencho, G.C.
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[Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato]
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Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato
The Rwanda Super Foods project sought to develop a value chain for processed orange-fleshed sweetpotato products to respond to farmer concerns over lack of markets. This study used data collected from five districts in rural Rwanda under supper food project between August and September 2014. The ...
Bocher, T.
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Low, J.W.
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Sindi, K.
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Rajendran, S.
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[Gender-sensitive value chain intervention improved profit efficiency among orange-fleshed sweetpotato producers in Rwanda]
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Gender-sensitive value chain intervention improved profit efficiency among orange-fleshed sweetpotato producers in Rwanda
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) was not an important crop in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, West Africa, in the past decades. An effort has been made to reposition the sweet potato crop in West Africa. Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) cultivar was used as an entry point while properly desig...
Abidin, P.E.
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Adekambi, S.
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Nchor, J.
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Koara, I.
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Carey, E.E.
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[An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?]
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An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?
Research to evaluate the potential of sweet potato to alleviate iron deficiency in affected human populations in developing countries is scarce. To partly fill this gap, we evaluated the bioaccessibility of iron in six sweet potato clones grown in two Peruvian environments, Satipo and San Ramon, ...
Andre, C.M.
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Burgos, G.
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Ziebel, J.
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Guignard, C.
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Hausman, J.F.
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Felde, T. zum
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[In vitro iron bioaccessibility and uptake from orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) clones grown in Peru.]
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In vitro iron bioaccessibility and uptake from orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) clones grown in Peru.
Studies were undertaken to investigate host relationships of populations of Bemisiu tubuci taken from the major crop hosts in Uganda. B. tubuci adults taken from cotton and sweet potato did not colonize cassava. None survived for longer than two days and nymphs emerging from eggs laid on cassava ...
Antenatal clinics (ANCs) are critical for improving maternal nutrition and health knowledge. The Mama SASHA project in western Kenya delivers an orange flesh sweet potato intervention through ANC to improve the vitamin A status of women and children less than 2 years. A nested cohort study follow...
Wanjala, R.
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Webb, A.
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Grant, F.
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Okuku, H.
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Cole, D.
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Low, J.W.
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Levin, C.
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[The importance of pregnant mother participation in Mama SASHA pregnant and lactating clubs in communities.]
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The importance of pregnant mother participation in Mama SASHA pregnant and lactating clubs in communities.
The current study was aimed at identifying mega‐environments in Ghana and evaluating adaptability of superior sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] genotypes from a targeted breeding effort. Three sets of genotypes were evaluated in multi‐environment trials (MET). Twelve sweetpotato varieties w...
Swanckaert, J.
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Akansake, D.
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Adofo, K.
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Acheremu, K.
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Boeken, B.R.
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Eyzaguirre, R.
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Grüneberg, W.J.
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Low, J.W.
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Campos, H.
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[Variance component estimations and mega‐environments for sweetpotato breeding in West Africa.]
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Variance component estimations and mega‐environments for sweetpotato breeding in West Africa.
Thomas-Sharma, Sara
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Carvajal-Yepes, Monica
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Hernández Nopsa, J.F.
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Jeger, Michael
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Jones, Roger
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Kromann, P.
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Legg, J.P.
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Yuen, Jonathan
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Forbes, G.
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Garrett, K.A.
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[A risk assessment framework for seed degeneration: Informing an integrated seed health strategy for vegetatively-propagated crops]
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A risk assessment framework for seed degeneration: Informing an integrated seed health strategy for vegetatively-propagated crops
Sweetpotato is usually propagated in Uganda by vine cuttings from mature crops, but sometimes sprouts from storage roots are used, especially in drought-prone areas. No information is available on whether the storage of roots of Ugandan cultivars are infected with the viruses and whether the spro...
Adikini, S.
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Mukasa, S.B.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Gibson, R.W.
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[Virus movement from infected sweetpotato vines to roots and reversion on root sprouts]
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Virus movement from infected sweetpotato vines to roots and reversion on root sprouts