Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. is a semi-wild yam species and a valuable source of
resistance trait genes. To access the agronomic and tuber quality performance, eleven …

Choosing superior parents with complementary trait values for hybridization and selecting
variants with desired product profiles to release as a new cultivar are important breeding …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major food security crop for millions of resource-poor farmers,
particularly in West Africa. Soil mineral deficiency is the main challenge in yam production …

Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is the most widely cultivated yam species with good
agronomic attributes. However, several biotic and abiotic constraints and its lower food …

Common vetch is one of the most profitable forage legumes due to its versatility in end-use
which includes grain, hay, green manure, and silage. Furthermore, common vetch is one of …

Introduction Landraces represent a significant gene pool of African cultivated white Guinea
yam diversity. They could, therefore, serve as a potential donor of important traits such as …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is of great importance to food security, especially in West Africa.
However, the loss of soil fertility due to dwindling fallow lands with indigenous nutrient …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important food security crop in the tropics and subtropics.
However, it is characterized by a narrow genetic base within cultivated and breeding lines …

Dioscorea alata (L.), also referred to as water, winged, or greater yam, is one of the most
economically important staple food crops in tropical and subtropical areas. In Côte d'Ivoire, it …

Maintaining genetic purity and true‐to‐type clone identification are important action steps in
breeding programs. This study aimed to develop a universal set of kompetitive allele …