[HTML][HTML] Nutrient-dense orange-fleshed sweetpotato: advances in drought-tolerance breeding and understanding of management practices for sustainable next …

JW Low, R Ortiz, E Vandamme, M Andrade… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Almost half of children< 5 years old living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffer from vitamin A
deficiency and 60% suffer from iron deficiency. Thus, there has been a strong commitment to …

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

H Campos, PDS Caligari, ROM Mwanga… - Genetic improvement of …, 2017 - Springer
Sweet potato has traditionally been viewed as a “poor person's crop” or “orphan crop,” and it
has attracted limited attention compared to other staple crops. However, during the last …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotyping viral infection in sweetpotato using a high-throughput chlorophyll fluorescence and thermal imaging platform

L Wang, S Poque, JPT Valkonen - Plant methods, 2019 - Springer
Background Virus diseases caused by co-infection with Sweet potato feathery mottle virus
(SPFMV) and Sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) are a severe problem in the …

[HTML][HTML] Degeneration of cleaned-up, virus-tested sweetpotato seed vines in Tanzania

K Ogero, HS Okuku, B Wanjala, M McEwan… - Crop Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Viruses pose a major challenge to sweetpotato production in Tanzania. Use of cleaned-up,
virus-tested seed vines distributed through a formal seed system is among the proposed …

[HTML][HTML] The spread and transmission of sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) and its effect on the gene expression profile in sweet potato

K Zhang, H Lu, C Wan, D Tang, Y Zhao, K Luo, S Li… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) is the most devastating viral disease in sweet potato
(Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.), causing substantial yield losses worldwide. We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the yield gap of orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties on smallholder farmers' fields in Malawi

D Van Vugt, AC Franke - Field crops research, 2018 - Elsevier
Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) can contribute to combating vitamin A deficiency and
establishing more resilient cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa. There is limited …

Detection of SPV2 and SPCSV and their possible influence on the yield in multiple virus infections

MA Mmboyi, MJ Mulabisana, SM Laurie… - Crop …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of Sweet potato virus 2 (SPV2) and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus
(SPCSV) in the Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng provinces of South Africa was …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing sweet potato production: insights into the interplay of plant sanitation, virus influence, and cooking techniques for enhanced crop quality and food …

A Villalba, E Martínez-Ispizua, M Morard… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This study investigates the impact of sweet potato plant sanitation on the yield and external
and internal quality root storage exploring the nutritional content affected by various cooking …

[HTML][HTML] Challenge of virus disease threats to ensuring sustained uptake of vitamin-A-rich sweetpotato in Africa

J Kreuze, WJ Cuellar, JW Low - Plant Diseases and Food Security in the …, 2021 - Springer
Orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes (OFSP) are a rich source of pro-vitamin A and can alleviate
vitamin A deficiency in the developing world. In Africa, traditional varieties have been almost …

Yield evaluation of multiple and co-infections of begomoviruses and potyviruses on sweet potato varieties under field conditions and confirmation of multiple infection …

MJ Mulabisana, M Cloete, SM Laurie, W Mphela… - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
Potyviruses and begomoviruses are regarded as the most common viruses affecting sweet
potato production in South Africa (SA). The impact of single and mixed virus infections on the …