Purpose: Vitamin A deficiency is among major health problems worldwide that leads to
blindness, retarded growth and death, particularly in developing countries. In these …

Plant recovery from viral infection is characterized by initial severe systemic symptoms which
progressively decrease, leading to reduced symptoms or symptomless leaves at the apices …

The endophytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens YTB1407 was previously reported to promote the
growth of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas cv. Yanshu 25). Here, we demonstrate in both in …

Sweetpotato is a relatively drought tolerant crop providing the highest dry matter content for
human consumption. High dry matter content is the main characteristic preferred by …

Knowledge on gene action and trait expression are important for effective breeding. The
objective of this study was to determine the general combining ability (GCA), specific …

Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] is an important food security crop for many rural
households in Africa, largely providing calories, together with some protein, minerals and …

Sweet potato is one of the main staple food crops for millions of subsistence farmers in
Africa. Biotic and abiotic stresses and socio-economic challenges are the major production …

In southern Africa, sweetpotato improvement through genetic engineering has been
hampered by the lack of regeneration protocols of the most famous cultivars. The aim of this …

The objective of this study was to assess associations between yield and yield-related traits,
and to identify the most efficient yield-predicting traits in sweetpotato for effective selection …

In several developing countries, root and tuber crops play a crucial role in food security as
well as in agriculture. Based on production and consumption, sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas …