Search Results - "Chair, Hana"
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Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomics reveal candidate genes associated with quality traits in Dioscorea alata
Published in BMC genomics (06-03-2024)“…Quality traits are essential determinants of consumer preferences. Dioscorea alata (Greater Yam), is a starchy tuber crop in tropical regions. However, a…”
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Detecting the genetic variants associated with key culinary traits in Dioscorea alata
Published in Food science & technology (15-06-2024)“…Quality attributes play a pivotal role in determining consumers’ acceptance and market value of food crops. Dioscorea alata is a major yam species for food…”
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Genome‐wide association studies reveal novel loci controlling tuber flesh color and oxidative browning in Dioscorea alata
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-06-2024)“…BACKGROUND Consumers' preferences for food crops are guided by quality attributes. This study aimed at deciphering the genetic basis of quality traits,…”
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Genome-wide genotyping elucidates the geographical diversification and dispersal of the polyploid and clonally propagated yam (Dioscorea alata)
Published in Annals of botany (02-11-2020)“…Abstract Background and Aims Inferring the diffusion history of many human-dispersed species is still not straightforward due to unresolved past human…”
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Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of yam (Dioscorea alata L.) using microsatellite markers
Published in PloS one (29-03-2017)“…Yams (Dioscorea sp.) are staple food crops for millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea alata, also known as greater yam, is one of…”
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Molecular basis of African yam domestication: analyses of selection point to root development, starch biosynthesis, and photosynthesis related genes
Published in BMC genomics (12-10-2017)“…After cereals, root and tuber crops are the main source of starch in the human diet. Starch biosynthesis was certainly a significant target for selection…”
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Genome‐wide development of intra‐ and inter‐specific transferable SSR markers and construction of a dynamic web resource for yam molecular breeding: Y2MD
Published in The plant genome (01-06-2024)“…Microsatellite markers are widely used in population genetics and breeding. Despite the economic significance of yams in developing countries, there is a…”
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Development of a cost‐effective single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping array for management of greater yam germplasm collections
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-05-2019)“…Using genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in greater yam (Discorea alata L.), 4,593 good quality SNPs were identified in 40 accessions…”
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Plastid phylogenetics of Oceania yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae) reveals natural interspecific hybridization of the greater yam (D. alata)
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-03-2016)“…Phylogenetic relationships of Oceanian staple yams (species of Dioscorea section Enantiophyllum) were investigated using plastid trnL‐F and rpl32‐trnL⁽ ᵁᴬᴳ ⁾…”
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Comparative analysis of genetic variation in kava (Piper methysticum) assessed by SSR and DArT reveals zygotic foundation and clonal diversification
Published in Genome (01-01-2015)“…Kava (Piper methysticum) is a major cash crop in the Pacific. The aim of this study was to assess genetic variation among 103 accessions of kava using SSRs and…”
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Quantitative trait loci and candidate genes for physico‐chemical traits related to tuber quality in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.)
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-06-2024)“…BACKGROUND Starch, dry matter content (DMC), proteins, and sugars are among the major influences on yam tuber quality. Genetic improvement programs need…”
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Characterization of Microsatellites in Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) and Cross-Amplification in Related Species
Published in Applications in plant sciences (01-06-2014)“…Premise of the study: To investigate the genetic diversity of a root crop, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, and to facilitate germplasm conservation, microsatellite…”
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Advancing breeding for climate‐resilient yam production in Côte d'Ivoire
Published in Plants, people, planet (28-11-2023)“…Societal Impact Statement Yam plays an important role in ensuring food security in Côte d'Ivoire, serving as a staple crop for 60% of the population and a…”
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A large set of 26 new reference transcriptomes dedicated to comparative population genomics in crops and wild relatives
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-05-2017)“…We produced a unique large data set of reference transcriptomes to obtain new knowledge about the evolution of plant genomes and crop domestication. For this…”
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Identification and validation of QTLs for tuber quality related traits in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.)
Published in Scientific reports (19-05-2022)“…Two Dioscorea alata populations were generated by hand pollination between contrasted diploid genitors. Population A (74F × Kabusa) was composed of 121…”
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Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of yam
Published in PloS one (29-03-2017)“…Yams (Dioscorea sp.) are staple food crops for millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea alata, also known as greater yam, is one of…”
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A reference high-density genetic map of greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.)
Published in Theoretical and applied genetics (01-06-2019)“…Key message This study generated the first high-density genetic map for D. alata based on genotyping-by-sequencing and provides new insight on sex…”
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Construction of two genetic linkage maps of taro using single nucleotide polymorphism and microsatellite markers
Published in Molecular breeding (01-03-2017)“…Linkage maps are needed for genetic studies and molecular breeding of taro ( Colocasia esculenta ). In this study, we used genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) to…”
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Genetic control of flowering in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.)
Published in BMC plant biology (01-04-2021)“…Greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is a major tropical and subtropical staple crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. Breeding of this dioecious species is…”
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Yam genomics supports West Africa as a major cradle of crop domestication
Published in Science advances (01-05-2019)“…While there has been progress in our understanding of the origin and history of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, a unified perspective is still lacking on…”
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