Research from our experts
2022
Breedbase, a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding
G3
Morales N, Ogbonna AC, Ellerbrock BJ, Bauchet GJ, Tantikanjana T, Tecle IY, Powell AF, Lyon D, Menda N, Simoes CC, Saha S, Hosmani P, Flores M, Panitz N, Preble RS, Agbona A, Rabbi I, Kulakow P, Peteti P, Kawuki R, Esuma W, Kanaabi M, Chelangat DM, Uba E, Olojede A, Onyeka J, Shah T, Karanja M, Egesi C, Tufan H, Paterne A, Asfaw A, Jannink JL, Wolfe M, Birkett CL, Waring DJ, Hershberger JM, Gore MA, Robbins KR, Rife T, Courtney C, Poland J, Arnaud E, Laporte MA, Kulembeka H, Salum K, Mrema E, Brown A, Bayo S, Uwimana B, Akech V, Yencho C, de Boeck B, Campos H, Swennen R, Edwards JD, Mueller LA.
High-Throughput Virus Screening in Crosses of South American and African Cassava Germplasm Reveals Broad-Spectrum Resistance against Viruses Causing Cassava Brown Streak Disease and Cassava Mosaic Virus Disease
Agronomy
Sheat, S.; Zhang, X.; Winter, S.
Low-cost, handheld near-infrared spectroscopy for root dry matter content prediction in cassava
The Plant Phenome Journal
Hershberger, J., Mbanjo, E. G. N., Peteti, P., Ogunpaimo, K., Nafiu, K., Rabbi, I. Y
Correlation of the quality attributes of fufu flour and the sensory and instrumental texture profiles of the cooked dough produced from different cassava varieties
International Journal of Food Properties
Wasiu Awoyale, Hakeem Oyedele, Ayodele A. Adenitan, Michael Adesokan, Emmanuel O. Alamu, and Busie Maziya-Dixon
A dataset of cassava whitefly count images
Data in Brief
Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Jeremy Francis Tusubira, Claire Babirye, Solomon Nsumba, Christopher Omongo Abu
Image-based phenotyping of cassava roots for diversity studies and carotenoids prediction
PloS ONE
Bessa CRR, Cortes DFM, Bandeira e Sousa M, Oliveira LA, Oliveira EJ
Breeding Schemes: What Are They, How to Formalize Them, and How to Improve Them
Frontiers in Plant Science
Covarrubias-Pazaran, Giovanny, Zelalem Gebeyehu, Dorcus Gemenet, Christian Werner, Marlee Labroo, Solomon Sirak, Peter Coaldrake, Ismail Rabbi, Siraj Ismail Kayondo, and Elizabeth Parkes
Genome-wide association study of cassava starch paste properties
PloS ONE
Santos CS, Bandeira E Souza M. Brito AC, Oliveira LA, Carvalho CWP, Oliveira EJ
Building demand-led and gender-responsive breeding program
Chapter: Root, tuber and banana food system innovations
Polar, V. Teeken, B., Mwende, J., Marimo, P., Tufan, H.A., Ashby, J.A., Cole, S., Sarah Mayanja, Julius J Okello, Peter Kulakow, Graham Thiele
2021
Genome-Wide Association Study of Root Mealiness and Other Texture-Associated Traits in Cassava
Frontiers in Plant Science
Kelechi Uchendu, Damian Ndubuisi Njoku, Agre Paterne, Ismail Yusuf Rabbi, Daniel Dzidzienyo, Pangirayi Tongoona, Samuel Offei and Chiedozie Egesi
Beyond “Women’s Traits”: Exploring How Gender, Social Difference, and Household Characteristics Influence Trait Preferences
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Teeken, Béla, Elisabeth Garner, Afolabi Agbona, Ireti Balogun, Olamide Olaosebikan, Abolore Bello, Tessy Madu, Benjamin Okoye, Chiedozie Egesi, and Peter Kulakow
A population based expression atlas provides insights into disease resistance and other physiological traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz).
Scientific Reports
Ogbonna, Alex C; Ramu, Punna; Esuma, Williams; Nandudu, Leah; Morales, Nicolas; Powell, Adrian; Kawuki, Robert; Bauchet, Guillaume; Jannink, Jean-Luc; Mueller, Lukas A
From traits to typologies: Piloting new approaches to profiling trait preferences along the cassava value chain in Nigeria
Crop Breeding and Genetics
Ireti Balogun, Elisabeth Garner, Peter Amer, Peter Fennessy, Béla Teeken, Olamide Olaosebikan, Bello Abolore, Tessy Madu, Benjamin Okoye, Bruno Santos, Tim Byrne, Daniel Martin-Collado, Chiedozie Egesi, Peter Kulakow, Hale Ann Tufan
Prediction of Root Biomass in Cassava Based on Ground Penetrating Radar Phenomics
Remote Sensing
Agbona, Afolabi, Brody Teare, Henry Ruiz-Guzman, Iliyana D. Dobreva, Mark E. Everett, Tyler Adams, Osval A. Montesinos-Lopez, Peter A. Kulakow, and Dirk B. Hays
Reproductive barriers in cassava: Factors and implications for genetic improvement
PLoS One
Bandeira e Sousa M, Andrade LRB, Souza EH, Alves AAC, Oliveira EJ
Cassava Brown Streak Disease Response and Association With Agronomic Traits in Elite Nigerian Cassava Cultivars
Frontiers in Plant Science
Chukwuka Ugochukwu Ano, Mildred Ochwo-Ssemakula, Angele Ibanda, Alfred Ozimati, Paul Gibson, Joseph Onyeka, Damian Njoku, Chiedozie Egesi, and Robert S. Kawuki
Sexual dimorphism and the effect of wild introgressions on recombination in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) breeding germplasm
G3
Ariel W Chan, Seren S Villwock, Amy L Williams, Jean-Luc Jannink
Genome-wide imputation using the practical haplotype graph in the heterozygous crop cassava
G3
Long EM, Bradbury PJ, Romay MC, Buckler ES, Robbins KR
Relationship between quality attributes of backslopped fermented gari and the sensory and instrumental texture profile of the cooked dough
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
Wasiu Awoyale, Hakeem Oyedele, Ayodele A Adenitan, Michael Adesokan, Emmanuel O Alamu, Busie Maziya‐Dixon
Genome Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction of Yield-related Traits and Starch Pasting Properties in Cassava
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Chalermpol, P., Aiemnaka, P., Nathaisong, P., Hunsawattanakul, S., Fungfoo, P., Rojanaridpiched, C., Vichukit, V., Kongsil, P., Kittipadakul, P., Wannarat, W., Chunwongse, J., Tongyoo, P., Kijkhunasatian, C., Chotineeranat, S., Piyachomkwan, K., Wolfe, M., Jannink, J-L., Sorrels, M.
Genetic Analysis of Yield and Quality Characteristics in Provitamin A Hybrid Cassava Families in Ghana
Agronomy
Boakye Peprah, Bright, Elizabeth Yaa Parkes, Peter Kulakow, Angeline van Biljon, and Maryke Tine Labuschagne
Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management
Crop Protection
Friday Ekeleme, Alfred Dixona, Godwin Atser, Stefan Hauser, David Chikoye, Sam Korie, Adeyemi Olojede, Mary Agada, Patience M. Olorunmaiye
