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 …

Root and tuber crops (RTCs) are the second-most important carbohydrate commodity after
cereals. Many species of the RTCs are vegetatively propagated, making their shoot tips the …

Abiotic stresses are critical delimiters for the increased productivity and cultivation
expansion of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), a root crop with worldwide importance. The …

Intersec, the leading trade fair for safety, security and fire protection returns to Dubai at a
time when the commercial security market alone is forecast to grow by 16% to 2025. With …

Sweetpotato, with a global annual planting area of approximately 9 million ha, is the second
most important tropical root crop. It is widely adapted, being grown in more than 110 …

Pacific Island communities are highly exposed to a range of hazards including extreme
weather events and outbreaks of pests and diseases. These hazards can cause severe …

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 …

Breeding cassava relies on several selection stages (single row trial-SRT; preliminary;
advanced; and uniform yield trials—UYT). This study uses data from 14 years of evaluations …

The abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive element binding factors (ABFs) play important
regulatory roles in multiple abiotic stresses responses. However, information on the stress …

Carotenoids are required for many biological processes in plants and humans. Lycopene ε-
cyclase (LCY-ε) catalyzes the conversion of lycopene into lutein via the α-branch carotenoid …