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- Breeding Progress for Vitamin A, Iron and Zinc Biofortification, Drought Tolerance, and Sweetpotato Virus Disease Resistance in Sweetpotato. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. 5. 2021
- Do Market-oriented Engendered Agriculture-health Interventions Affect Household Nutrition Outcomes: Evidence from an Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Project in Rwanda.. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 60:1-20. 2021
- Fried sweetpotato user preferences identified in Nigeria and Ghana and implications for trait evaluation. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56:1399-1409. 2021
- Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange‐fleshed sweet potato bread. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56:1432-1446. 2021
- Sensory characteristics and consumer segmentation of fried sweetpotato for expanded markets in Africa. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56:1419-1431. 2021
- Iron Absorption from Iron-Biofortified Sweetpotato Is Higher Than Regular Sweetpotato in Malawian Women while Iron Absorption from Regular and Iron-Biofortified Potatoes Is High in Peruvian Women. Journal of Nutrition. 150:3094-3102. 2020
- Effect of varietal attributes on the adoption of an orange-fleshed sweetpotato variety in Upper East and Northern Ghana.. Outlook on Agriculture. 49:311-320. 2020
- Farmer demand for clean planting material of biofortified and non-biofortified vegetatively propagated crop varieties: The case of sweetpotato 2020
- Yield potential of sandponically produced sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) pre-basic seed for selected genotypes. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 5:236-242. 2020
- Community-Based Nutrition Education Improves Caregivers’ Knowledge of Complementary Feeding in Southern Ethiopia 2020
- Storage Root Yield of Sweetpotato as Influenced by Sweetpotato leaf curl virus and Its Interaction With Sweetpotato feathery mottle virus and Sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus in Kenya.. Plant Disease. 104:1477-1486. 2020
- Understanding innovation: The development and scaling of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in major African food systems. Agricultural Systems. 179:102770. 2020
- Genome-wide Association Study Identified Candidate Genes Controlling Continuous Storage Root Formation and Bulking in Hexaploid Sweetpotato. BMC Plant Biology. 20:3. 2020
- Comparative analysis for producing sweetpotato pre-basic seed using sandponics and conventional systems.. Journal of Crop Improvement. 34:84-102. 2020
- Improving rapid multiplication of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatasL. (Lam) pre-basic seed using sandponics technology in East Africa. Experimental Agriculture. 56:347-354. 2020
- Variance component estimations and mega-environments for sweetpotato breeding in West Africa.. Crop Science. 60:50-61. 2020
- Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania.. World Development. 124:104646. 2019
- Consumer Knowledge and Attitude Towards Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) Puree Bread in Kenya. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 4:616-622. 2019
- What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya.. Health Policy and Planning. 34:646-655. 2019
- Continuous Storage Root Formation and Bulking in Sweetpotato 2019
- Storage root yield of sweetpotato as influenced by sweetpotato leaf curl virus and its interaction with sweetpotato feathery mottle virus, and sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus in Kenya. bioRxiv. 795518. 2019
- Sweetpotato virus pathogen-tested planting material of susceptible varieties results in root yield increase in Uganda.. Crop Protection. 124:104851. 2019
- Effect of Infection on Nutritional Status of Infants in a Cohort Study of Vitamin a in Western Kenya (P10-121-19) 2019
- Investigating consumer preferences and willingness to pay for Orange-fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) juice in Rwanda.. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 4:227-236. 2019
- Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania. Journal of Development Studies. 55:227-242. 2019
- Climate change and seed systems of roots, tubers and bananas: The cases of potato in Kenya and sweetpotato in Mozambique 2019
- Optimization of nutrient media for sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) vine multiplication in sandponics: Unlocking the adoption and utilization of improved varieties. 2018
- Effects of Acidification and Preservatives on Microbial Growth during Storage of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Puree. International journal of food science. 2018:8410747-8410747. 2018
- Packaging containers for long-distance transport of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] storage roots in Ghana. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 3:596-608. 2018
- Sensory Attributes of Composite Breads from Shelf Storable Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 3:459-465. 2018
- The physiochemical properties and shelf-life of orange-fleshed sweet potato puree composite bread. Food Science and Nutrition. 6:1555-1563. 2018
- Release of orange-fleshed sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas [l.] Lam.) cultivars in Mozambique through an accelerated breeding scheme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 155:919-929. 2017
- Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Increased Vitamin A Intakes and Reduced the Odds of Low Retinol-Binding Protein among Postpartum Kenyan Women. Journal of Nutrition. 147:955-963. 2017
- Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Increased Vitamin A Intakes and Reduced the Odds of Low Retinol-Binding Protein among Postpartum Kenyan Women.. Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences. 147:955-963. 2017
- From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato puree a commercial reality. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 2:148-154. 2017
- Gender-sensitive Value Chain Intervention Improved Profit Efficiency among Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Producers in Rwanda. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 2:386-393. 2017
- Sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) 2017
- Wound healing and dry matter content of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as influenced by curing methods. OPEN AGRICULTURE. 2:274-279. 2017
- Planning an integrated agriculture and health program and designing its evaluation: Experience from Western Kenya. Evaluation and Program Planning. 56:11-22. 2016
- ‘Alisha’, ‘Anamaria’, ‘Bie’, ‘Bita’, ‘Caelan’, ‘Ivone’, ‘Lawrence’, ‘Margarete’, and ‘Victoria’ Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 51:597-600. 2016
- ‘NASPOT 12 O’ and ‘NASPOT 13 O’ Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 51:291-295. 2016
- Effect of Technology Awareness and Access on the Conservation of Clean Planting Materials of Vegetatively Produced Crops: The Case of Sweetpotato. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 39:955-977. 2015
- An integrated agriculture, health and nutrition program increased vitamin A intakes among mothers and their infants in Western Kenya. The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- An integrated agriculture-nutrition-health program increased maternal knowledge on health and nutrition in Western Kenya. The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- Cost-effectiveness of Mama-SASHA: a project to improve health and nutrition through an integrated orange-fleshed sweetpotato production and health service delivery model. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- Infant nutritional outcomes in an integrated agriculture, health and nutrition program in Western Kenya. The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- Prevalence of Vitamin a Deficiency among Infants Participating in the Mama SASHA Proof of Concept Project in Western Kenya 2015
- Integrating health and agriculture to maximize the nutritional impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Results from the Mama SASHA 2015
- Orange- fleshed Sweetpotato Investment Guide 2015
- Potato and sweetpotato in Africa: transforming the value chains for food and nutrition security 2015
- Designing, implementing and assessing effectiveness of integrating agriculture and health to improve nutrition outcomes: the evaluative process for the Mama SASHA project (132.5). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Determinants of anemia and iron status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings (624.8). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A (1019.2). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Financial costs of Mama-SASHA a project to improve health and nutrition through an integrated orange flesh sweet potato production and health service delivery model (132.6). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- The Importance of Pregnant Mother Participation in Mama SASHA Pregnant and Lactating Clubs in Communities.. The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Evaluation of Sweetpotato Varieties for the Potential of Dual-Purpose in Different Agroecological Zones of Kenya 2014
- ngendered orange-fleshed sweetpotato project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation: A learning kit. 2: Concept notes, proposals and logframe 2014
- Health and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices of pregnant women attending and not-attending ANC clinics in Western Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 13:146-146. 2013
- Biofortified Crops with a Visible Trait: The Example of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Sub-Saharan Africa 2013
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sweetpotato: Reaching Agents of Change ToT Training Manual. Volume 1 2013
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sweetpotato: Reaching Agents of Change ToT Training Manual. Volume 5 2013
- Production of virus free sweetpotato planting materials using horticultural fleece 2013
- Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by pregnant women and children < 2 years in Western Kenya 2011
- Sweetpotato in Sub-Saharan Africa 2009
- The potential contribution of bread buns fortified with beta-carotene-rich sweet potato in Central Mozambique.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 29:98-107. 2008
- Ensuring the Supply of and Creating Demand for a Biofortified Crop with a Visible Trait: Lessons Learned from the Introduction of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Drought-Prone Areas of Mozambique. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28:S258-S270. 2007
- A Food-Based Approach Introducing Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Increased Vitamin A Intake and Serum Retinol Concentrations in Young Children in Rural Mozambique. Journal of Nutrition. 137:1320-1327. 2007
- Food-based approach introducing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes increased vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in rural Mozambique. Journal of Nutrition. 137:1320-1327. 2007
- Enhancing Vitamin A Intake in Young Children in Western Kenya: Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes and Women Farmers Can Serve as Key Entry Points:. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 22:376-387. 2001
- Potential of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes for Raising Vitamin A Intake in Africa. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21:414-418. 2000
- Child anthropometry and mortality in Malawi: testing for effect modification by age and length of follow-up and confounding by socioeconomic factors.. Journal of Nutrition. 124. 1994
- CHILD ANTHROPOMETRY AND MORTALITY IN MALAWI - TESTING FOR EFFECT MODIFICATION BY AGE AND LENGTH OF FOLLOW-UP AND CONFOUNDING BY SOCIOECONOMIC-FACTORS. Journal of Nutrition. 124:S2082-S2105. 1994
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- Zinc and iron fortification in cassava.. Nature Biotechnology. 37:130-131. 2019
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- Delivery of Orange Sweet Potato (OSP) in Uganda 2014
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- Review of knowledge to guide product development and breeding for sweetpotato frying quality in West Africa. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 1410-1418. 2021
- Nutrient-Dense Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato: Advances in Drought-Tolerance Breeding and Understanding of Management Practices for Sustainable Next-Generation Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. 2020
- Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa.. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 23-30. 2017