Starch self‐processing in transgenic sweet potato roots expressing a hyperthermophilic α‐amylase

MC Santa‐Maria, CG Yencho, CH Haigler… - Biotechnology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Sweet potato is a major crop in the southeastern United States, which requires few inputs
and grows well on marginal land. It accumulates large quantities of starch in the storage …

A genome-wide BAC-end sequence survey provides first insights into sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) genome composition

Z Si, B Du, J Huo, S He, Q Liu, H Zhai - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., is an important food crop
widely grown in the world. However, little is known about the genome of this species …