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Autor:
Reuben T. Ssali, Sarah Mayanja, Mariam Nakitto, Janet Mwende, Samuel Edgar Tinyiro, Irene Bayiyana, Julius Okello, Lora Forsythe, Damalie Magala, Benard Yada, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Vivian Polar
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Sociology, Vol 8 (2023)
PurposeIn Uganda, sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is typically a “woman’s crop,” grown, processed, stored and also mainly consumed by smallholder farmers for food and income. Farmers value sweetpotato for its early maturity, resilience t
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https://doaj.org/article/a7bf97ad002a46c4b34a1f02c20d5d86
Autor:
Julius J. Okello, Jolien Swanckaert, Daniel Martin-Collado, Bruno Santos, Benard Yada, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Anouk Schurink, Michael Quinn, Graham Thiele, Simon Heck, Timothy J. Byrne, Guy G. Hareau, Hugo Campos
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 13 (2022)
Crop breeding programs must accelerate crop improvement, spur widespread adoption of new varieties and increase variety turnover they are to meet the diverse needs of their clients. More comprehensive quantitative approaches are needed to better info
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https://doaj.org/article/c6b97749c2124dec8450cbecbdbfe648
Autor:
Astère Bararyenya, Bode A. Olukolu, Phinehas Tukamuhabwa, Wolfgang J. Grüneberg, Wellington Ekaya, Jan Low, Mildred Ochwo-Ssemakula, Thomas L. Odong, Herbert Talwana, Arfang Badji, Martina Kyalo, Yao Nasser, Dorcus Gemenet, Mercy Kitavi, Robert O. M. Mwanga
Publikováno v:
BMC Plant Biology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Abstract Background Continuous storage root formation and bulking (CSRFAB) in sweetpotato is an important trait from agronomic and biological perspectives. Information about the molecular mechanisms underlying CSRFAB traits is lacking. Results Here,
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https://doaj.org/article/36567ed2f77c4596bf9018170201dc26
Autor:
Robert O. M. Mwanga, Jolien Swanckaert, Guilherme da Silva Pereira, Maria I. Andrade, Godwill Makunde, Wolfgang J. Grüneberg, Jan Kreuze, Maria David, Bert De Boeck, Edward Carey, Reuben T. Ssali, Obaiya Utoblo, Dorcus Gemenet, Milton O. Anyanga, Benard Yada, Doreen M. Chelangat, Bonny Oloka, Kiddo Mtunda, Martin Chiona, Some Koussao, Sunette Laurie, Hugo Campos, G. Craig Yencho, Jan W. Low
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 5 (2021)
Sweetpotato is a resilient food crop with great potential to contribute to reduced hunger in the world. Sweetpotato shows significant potential to contribute to reducing the Global Hunger Index, which reflects deficiencies in calories and micronutrie
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https://doaj.org/article/7227b984e1dd4894b44bef99574aefc0
Autor:
Chenxi Zhou, Tania Duarte, Rocio Silvestre, Genoveva Rossel, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Awais Khan, Andrew W. George, Zhangjun Fei, G. Craig Yencho, David Ellis, Lachlan J. M. Coin
Publikováno v:
Gates Open Research, Vol 2 (2020)
Background: The chloroplast (cp) genome is an important resource for studying plant diversity and phylogeny. Assembly of the cp genomes from next-generation sequencing data is complicated by the presence of two large inverted repeats contained in the
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https://doaj.org/article/7c2e31a351ba4593bd81d3bc0cc3ea88
Autor:
Shan Wu, Kin H. Lau, Qinghe Cao, John P. Hamilton, Honghe Sun, Chenxi Zhou, Lauren Eserman, Dorcus C. Gemenet, Bode A. Olukolu, Haiyan Wang, Emily Crisovan, Grant T. Godden, Chen Jiao, Xin Wang, Mercy Kitavi, Norma Manrique-Carpintero, Brieanne Vaillancourt, Krystle Wiegert-Rininger, Xinsun Yang, Kan Bao, Jennifer Schaff, Jan Kreuze, Wolfgang Gruneberg, Awais Khan, Marc Ghislain, Daifu Ma, Jiming Jiang, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Jim Leebens-Mack, Lachlan J. M. Coin, G. Craig Yencho, C. Robin Buell, Zhangjun Fei
Publikováno v:
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Sweetpotato is an important food security crop providing rich source of macro- and micronutrients including carbohydrates and vitamins. Here, the authors assemble of the two diploid relatives of cultivated sweetpotato and identify genes and alleles a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/687ac8e03d8244e6bbce8b0bef8a94db
Autor:
Milton O. Anyanga, Benard Yada, G. C. Yencho, Gorrettie N. Ssemakula, Agnes Alajo, Dudley I. Farman, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Philip C. Stevenson
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 8 (2017)
Resistance to sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp.) has been identified in several sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) landraces from East Africa and shown to be conferred by hydroxycinnamic acids that occur on the surface of storage roots. The segregation of r
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/653f900b7e424dd99c606615b5230263
Autor:
Dorcus C. Gemenet, Reuben T. Sali, Mercy Kitavi, Thiago Mendes, Justus Onguso, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Aliou Ba, Diaga Diouf
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Agricultural Research. 15:187-202
This study was done to determine the mid-parent heterosis, the general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining abilities of storage root yield, sweet potato virus resistance (SPVD), flesh color and vine weight of candidate sweet potato clones. Sixteen sel
Publikováno v:
HortScience. 54:117-124
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
Autor:
Phinehas Tukamuhabwa, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Patrick Rubaihayo, Bettina Heider, Wolfgang J. Grüneberg, Jean Ndirigwe, Silver Tumwegamire, Rolland Agaba
Publikováno v:
Euphytica. 217
The goal of yam bean improvement in Africa is to develop superior high yielding and high dry matter cultivars that are preferred for adoption. In this study, the estimates of variance components, heritability and response to selection were studied in