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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
- Development of a food product profile for boiled and steamed sweetpotato in Uganda for effective breeding. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56:1385-1398. 2021
- Effects of hydroxycinnamic acid esters on sweetpotato weevil feeding and oviposition and interactions with Bacillus thuringiensis proteins. Journal of Pest Science. 94:1-12. 2021
- Genetic variation and response to selection for storage root dry matter and associated traits in a population of yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) interspecies crosses. Euphytica. 217. 2021
- Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs. PLOS ONE. 15. 2020
- Genome-wide Association Study Identified Candidate Genes Controlling Continuous Storage Root Formation and Bulking in Hexaploid Sweetpotato. BMC Plant Biology. 20:3. 2020
- Quantitative trait loci and differential gene expression analyses reveal the genetic basis for negatively associated β-carotene and starch content in hexaploid sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.].. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133:23-36. 2020
- Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs. bioRxiv. 826792. 2019
- Continuous Storage Root Formation and Bulking in Sweetpotato 2019
- Sweetpotato virus pathogen-tested planting material of susceptible varieties results in root yield increase in Uganda.. Crop Protection. 124:104851. 2019
- When a phenotype is not the genotype: Implications of phenotype misclassification and pedigree errors in genomics-assisted breeding of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. bioRxiv. 747469. 2019
- Virus Movement from Infected Sweetpotato Vines to Roots and Reversion on Root Sprouts. Hortscience. 54:117-124. 2019
- Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement.. Nature Communications. 9:4580. 2018
- Gene Pool Subdivision of East African Sweetpotato Parental Material. Crop Science. 58:2302-2314. 2018
- Insights into population structure of East African sweetpotato cultivars from hybrid assembly of chloroplast genomes. 2018
- Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis. Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 85:1-9. 2018
- Characterizing the diversity of sweetpotato through growth parameters and leaf traits: Precocity and light use efficiency as important ordination factors. South African Journal of Botany. 113:192-199. 2017
- Segregation of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters Mediating Sweetpotato Weevil Resistance in Storage Roots of Sweetpotato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1011-1011. 2017
- Identification of simple sequence repeat markers for sweetpotato weevil resistance. Euphytica. 213:1-12. 2017
- Selection of Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Associated with Inheritance of Sweetpotato Virus Disease Resistance in Sweetpotato. Crop Science. 57:1421-1430. 2017
- Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and β-carotene content in sweetpotato.. Breeding Science. 67:140-150. 2017
- Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 17(2). 2017
- Sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) 2017
- Genetic Variability for Yield and Nutritional Quality in Yam Bean (Pachyrhizus sp.). Hortscience. 51:1079-1086. 2016
- Genotype × Environment Interactions for East African Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Clones Evaluated across Varying Ecogeographic Conditions in Uganda. Crop Science. 56:1628-1644. 2016
- ‘NASPOT 12 O’ and ‘NASPOT 13 O’ Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 51:291-295. 2016
- Effects of Sweet Potato Feathery Mottle Virus and Sweet Potato Chlorotic Stunt Virus on the Yield of SweetPotato in Uganda. Journal of Phytopathology. 164:242-254. 2016
- ‘NASPOT 12 O' and ‘NASPOT 13 O' Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 2016
- Sweet Potato Ontology 2015
- The sweetpotato ontology 2015
- Simple Sequence Repeat Marker Analysis of Genetic Diversity among Progeny of a Biparental Mapping Population of Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 50:1143-1147. 2015
- Sweet potato cultivar degeneration rate under high and low sweet potato virus disease pressure zones in Uganda. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie. 37:136-147. 2015
- Insect pests of sweetpotato in Uganda: farmers’ perceptions of their importance and control practices. SpringerPlus. 3:303-303. 2014
- Progress in developing a sweetpotato ontology for breeders 2014
- Contribution of orange flesh sweetpotato varieties to the recommended daily allowance of pro-vitamin A, iron and zinc 2013
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sweetpotato: Reaching Agents of Change ToT Training Manual. Volume 1 2013
- Methodology for Inoculating Sweetpotato Virus Disease: Discovery of Tip Dieback, and Plant Recovery and Reversion in Different Clones. Plant Disease. 97:30-36. 2013
- Resistance to the Weevils Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus Conferred by Sweetpotato Root Surface Compounds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61:8141-8147. 2013
- Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas spp.) resistance in African sweetpotato germplasm. International Journal of Pest Management. 58:73-81. 2012
- Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and β-carotene content in sweetpotato. Molecular Breeding. 28:201-216. 2011
- Genetic Diversity in White- and Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Farmer Varieties from East Africa Evaluated by Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. Crop Science. 51:1132-1142. 2011
- Evaluation of Dry Matter, Protein, Starch, Sucrose, beta-carotene, Iron, Zinc, Calcium, and Magnesium in East African Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] Germplasm. Hortscience. 46:348-357. 2011
- Orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes for food, health and wealth in Uganda. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 9:42-49. 2011
- An Online Database of Sweetpotato Germplasm Collection in Uganda. Hortscience. 45:153-153. 2010
- Characterization of Ugandan Sweetpotato Germplasm Using Fluorescent Labeled Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. Hortscience. 45:225-230. 2010
- Toxicity of Seven Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins Against Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus (Coleoptera: Brentidae) Using a Novel Artificial Diet. Journal of Economic Entomology. 103:1493-1502. 2010
- Assessing the sweetpotato virus disease and its associated vectors in northwestern Tanzania and central Uganda. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 4:334-343. 2009
- Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges 2007
- Adaptation and stability analysis of sweet potato varieties for low-input systems in Uganda. Plant Breeding. 124:491-497. 2005
- A genetic linkage map of sweetpotato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] based on AFLP markers. Molecular Breeding. 11:169-185. 2003
- Release of six sweetpotato cultivars ('NASPOT 1' to 'NASPOT 6') in Uganda. Hortscience. 38:475-476. 2003
- Resistance to sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus and sweetpotato feathery mottle virus is mediated by two separate recessive genes in sweetpotato. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 127:798-806. 2002
- A genetic linkage map of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) based on AFLP markers. 2001
- Release of five sweetpotato cultivars in Uganda. Hortscience. 36:385-386. 2001
- Status of sweetpotato virus disease in East Africa-a 1999 update on incidence 2000
- Apparent absence of viruses in most symptomless field-grown sweet potato in Uganda. Annals of Applied Biology. 130:481-490. 1997
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- Replication Data for: ‘NASPOT 12 O’ and ‘NASPOT 13 O’ Sweetpotato 2017
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- ‘RW11-17’, ‘RW11-1860’, ‘RW11-2419’, ‘RW11-2560’, ‘RW11-2910’, and ‘RW11-4923’ Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 49:1349-1352. 2014
- 'NASPOT 11', a Sweetpotato Cultivar Bred by a Participatory Plant-breeding Approach in Uganda. Hortscience. 46:317-321. 2011
- 'NASPOT 7', 'NASPOT 8', 'NASPOT 9 O', 'NASPOT 10 O', and 'Dimbuka-Bukulula' Sweetpotato. Hortscience. 44:828-832. 2009
- Release of two orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars, 'SPK004' ('Kakamega') and 'Ejumula', in Uganda. Hortscience. 42:1728-1730. 2007
review
- A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 1076-1092. 2021
- Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa.. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 23-30. 2017