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Crop Diversity: An Unexploited Treasure Trove for Food Security by Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean, Cheng, Acga

“…The prediction is that food supply must double by 2050 to cope with the impact of climate change and population pressure on global food systems. The…”
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Prospects of orphan crops in climate change by Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Hlahla, Sithabile, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean, Nhamo, Luxon, Modi, Albert Thembinkosi

“…Orphan crops play an important role in global food and nutrition security, and may have potential to contribute to sustainable food systems under climate…”
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Genetic diversity analysis and marker-trait associations in Amaranthus species by Jamalluddin, Norain, Massawe, Festo J, Mayes, Sean, Ho, Wai Kuan, Symonds, Rachael C

“…Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is a highly nutritious, underutilized vegetable and pseudo-cereal crop. It possesses diverse abiotic stress tolerance traits, is…”
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Genomic and pedigree‐based predictive ability for quality traits in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) by Lubanga, Nelson, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean

“…Genetic improvement of quality traits in tea ( Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) through conventional breeding methods has been limited, because tea quality is…”
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Deciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress by Gao, Xiuqing, Chai, Hui Hui, Ho, Wai Kuan, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo

“…Assessment of segregating populations for their ability to withstand drought stress conditions is one of the best approaches to develop breeding lines and…”
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Natural Genotypic Variation Underpins Root System Response to Drought Stress in Bambara Groundnut [ Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] by Mateva, Kumbirai Ivyne, Chai, Hui Hui, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo

“…Bambara groundnut [ (L.) Verdc.] is grown in rainfed production systems and suffers from periodic drought stress (DS), leading to yield reductions. Natural…”
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A genomic toolkit for winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus by Ho, Wai Kuan, Tanzi, Alberto Stefano, Sang, Fei, Tsoutsoura, Niki, Shah, Niraj, Moore, Christopher, Bhosale, Rahul, Wright, Victoria, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean

“…A sustainable supply of plant protein is critical for future generations and needs to be achieved while reducing green house gas emissions from agriculture and…”
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Bambara Groundnut: An Underutilized Leguminous Crop for Global Food Security and Nutrition by Tan, Xin Lin, Azam-Ali, Susan, Goh, Ee Von, Mustafa, Maysoun, Chai, Hui Hui, Ho, Wai Kuan, Mayes, Sean, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Azam-Ali, Sayed, Massawe, Festo

“…Rapid population growth, climate change, intensive monoculture farming, and resource depletion are among the challenges that threaten the increasingly…”
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Linkage-based genome assembly improvement of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) by Ong, Ai-Ling, Teh, Chee-Keng, Kwong, Qi-Bin, Tangaya, Praveena, Appleton, David Ross, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean

“…Meiotic crossovers in outbred species, such as oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis Jacq., 2n = 32) contribute to allelic re-assortment in the genome. Such genetic…”
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Expression of fatty acid and triacylglycerol synthesis genes in interspecific hybrids of oil palm by Ting, Ngoot-Chin, Sherbina, Katrina, Khoo, Jia-Shiun, Kamaruddin, Katialisa, Chan, Pek-Lan, Chan, Kuang-Lim, Halim, Mohd Amin Ab, Sritharan, Kandha, Yaakub, Zulkifli, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo, Chang, Peter L., Nuzhdin, Sergey V., Sambanthamurthi, Ravigadevi, Singh, Rajinder

“…Evaluation of transcriptome data in combination with QTL information has been applied in many crops to study the expression of genes responsible for specific…”
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Identification of Gene Modules Associated with Low Temperatures Response in Bambara Groundnut by Network-Based Analysis by Bonthala, Venkata Suresh, Mayes, Katie, Moreton, Joanna, Blythe, Martin, Wright, Victoria, May, Sean Tobias, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean, Twycross, Jamie

“…Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an African legume and is a promising underutilized crop with good seed nutritional values. Low temperature…”
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Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs by Lubanga, Nelson, Massawe, Festo, Mayes, Sean, Gorjanc, Gregor, Bančič, Jon

“…Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is mainly grown in low‐ to middle‐income countries (LMIC) and is a global commodity. Breeding programs in these…”
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Physiological Screening for Drought Tolerance Traits in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) Germplasm by Jamalluddin, Norain, Massawe, Festo J., Mayes, Sean, Ho, Wai Kuan, Singh, Ajit, Symonds, Rachael C.

“…Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), an underutilized climate smart crop, is highly nutritious and possesses diverse drought tolerance traits, making it an ideal…”
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An Improved Oil Palm Genome Assembly as a Valuable Resource for Crop Improvement and Comparative Genomics in the Arecoideae Subfamily by Ong, Ai-Ling, Teh, Chee-Keng, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo, Appleton, David Ross, Kulaveerasingam, Harikrishna

“…Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the most traded crop among the economically important palm species. Here, we report an extended version genome of E…”
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Microsatellites based marker molecular analysis of Ghanaian bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) landraces alongside morphological characterization by Siise, Aliyu, Massawe, Festo J

“…Bambara groundnut an indigenous crop of African origin is drought tolerant and the third most important leguminous crop in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa. In…”
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Building Resilient Crop Production Systems for Drought-Prone Areas—A Case for Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) by Kundy, Aloyce Callist, Mayes, Sean, Msanya, Balthazar, Ndakidemi, Patrick, Massawe, Festo

“…Drought is a major crop production constraint worldwide. Some legume crops are known for their ability to resist water deficit stress. This study evaluated the…”
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High density SNP and SSR-based genetic maps of two independent oil palm hybrids by Ting, Ngoot-Chin, Jansen, Johannes, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo, Sambanthamurthi, Ravigadevi, Ooi, Leslie Cheng-Li, Chin, Cheuk Weng, Arulandoo, Xaviar, Seng, Tzer-Ying, Alwee, Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah Syed, Ithnin, Maizura, Singh, Rajinder

“…Oil palm is an important perennial oil crop with an extremely long selection cycle of 10 to 12 years. As such, any tool that speeds up its genetic improvement…”
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Comparison of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with yield components in two commercial Dura × Pisifera breeding crosses by Zolkafli, Siti Hazirah, Ting, Ngoot-Chin, Nik Mohd Sanusi, Nik Shazana, Ithnin, Maizura, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo, Sambanthamurthi, Ravigadevi, Ismail, Ismanizan, Zainol Abidin, Mohd Isa, Roowi, Siti Habsah, Lee, Yang Ping, Hanafi, Nurul Fatiha Farhana, Singh, Rajinder

“…The high yielding tenera is the commercial oil palm planting material of choice in Southeast Asia. Notwithstanding this, there is continuous effort to further…”
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Genetic linkage map construction and identification of QTLs associated with agronomic traits in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) using DArTseq‐based SNP markers by Gao, Xiuqing, Chai, Hui Hui, Ho, Wai Kuan, Kundy, Aloyce Callist, Mateva, Kumbirai Ivyne, Mayes, Sean, Massawe, Festo

“…Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] is an underutilised, protein‐rich and self‐pollinating legume that can withstand high temperature and drought…”
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Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis by Neik, Ting Xiang, Siddique, Kadambot H. M., Mayes, Sean, Edwards, David, Batley, Jacqueline, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Song, Beng Kah, Massawe, Festo

“…The recent Russia–Ukraine conflict has raised significant concerns about global food security, leaving many countries with restricted access to imported staple…”
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