Search Results - "Njoku, Damian"
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Genotype-by-environment interaction and stability of root mealiness and other organoleptic properties of boiled cassava roots
Published in Scientific reports (03-12-2022)“…Genetic enhancement of cassava aimed at improving cooking and eating quality traits is a major goal for cassava breeders to address the demand for varieties…”
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Determination of genomic regions associated with early storage root formation and bulking in cassava
Published in Frontiers in plant science (26-06-2024)“…Early cassava storage root formation and bulking is a medium of escape that farmers and processors tend to adopt in cases of abiotic and biotic stresses like…”
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Cassava Brown Streak Disease Response and Association With Agronomic Traits in Elite Nigerian Cassava Cultivars
Published in Frontiers in plant science (22-11-2021)“…Cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) and cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs) cause the highest yield losses in cassava production in Africa. In particular,…”
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Assessment of yield components of some cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes using multivariate analysis such as path coefficients
Published in Open agriculture (08-09-2020)“…Cassava, which is a tropical storage root crop, serves as a veritable source of carbohydrate for people living in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also an important…”
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Genotype by environment interaction effect and fresh root yield stability of cassava genotypes under contrasting nitrogen regimes
Published in Scientific reports (05-09-2024)“…Nitrogen (N) is an important nutrient element needed by cassava for optimum yield and it is a vital component of nucleotides (nucleic acids), enzymes, amino…”
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Development of portfolio management tools in crop breeding programs: a case study of cassava in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Frontiers in sustainable food systems (07-05-2024)“…The response to the diverse needs along the cassava value chain, the urge to increase genetic gain, and the need for rapid varietal turnover will necessitate…”
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Novel SNP markers and other stress-related genomic regions associated with nitrogen use efficiency in cassava
Published in Frontiers in plant science (04-04-2024)“…Cassava productivity is constrained by low soil nitrogen, which is predominant in most cassava-growing regions in the tropics and subtropical agroecology…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Root Mealiness and Other Texture-Associated Traits in Cassava
Published in Frontiers in plant science (17-12-2021)“…Cassava breeders have made significant progress in developing new genotypes with improved agronomic characteristics such as improved root yield and resistance…”
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Genotypic evaluation of twenty-eight high- and low-cyanide cassava in low-land tropics, southeast Nigeria
Published in Heliyon (01-06-2019)“…A two-year field experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with two replications in 2015/16 and 2016/17 cropping seasons at the National…”
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Establishing the linkage between eba's instrumental and sensory descriptive profiles and their correlation with consumer preferences: implications for cassava breeding
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-06-2024)“…BACKGROUND Gari and eba, forms of cassava semolina, are mainly consumed in Nigeria and other West African countries. This study aimed to define the critical…”
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Cassava retting ability and textural attributes of fufu for demand‐driven cassava breeding
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-06-2024)“…BACKGROUND Cassava retting ability and the textural qualities of cooked fufu are important quality traits. Cassava retting is a complex process in which…”
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Analysis of inbreeding depression in five S1 Cassava families of elite varieties at the seedling nursery and clonal evaluation trial stages
Published in F1000 research (2024)“…Background Cassava is an outcrossing, highly heterozygous plant that is reported to suffer from inbreeding depression. However, unraveling recessive traits and…”
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Quality attributes of fufu in South‐East Nigeria: guide for cassava breeders
Published in International journal of food science & technology (01-03-2021)“…Summary Fufu is a popular traditional fermented wet paste food product from cassava. We examined consumer preferences and quality attributes of fufu in Abia…”
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Analysis of inbreeding depression in five S 1 Cassava families of elite varieties at the seedling nursery and clonal evaluation trial stages. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Published in F1000 research (2024)“…Background Cassava is an outcrossing, highly heterozygous plant that is reported to suffer from inbreeding depression. However, unraveling recessive traits and…”
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Partial synthesis of Dragomabin
Published 01-01-2016“…Malaria is a disease that infects and kills millions of people worldwide on an annual basis. Since the disease was discovered, there have been numerous…”
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Partial synthesis of Dragomabin
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