Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has
great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the sixth most important food crop and consumed by
800 million people worldwide. In Africa, cassava is the second most important food crop after …

Cassava is a staple food crop in the tropics, and is of particular importance in Africa. Recent
development of genomic selection technology have improved the speed of cassava …

Potato is a major food crop in the United States and around the world. Most potatoes grown
in the United States are destined for processing. Genomic selection can speed up breeding …

Over the years, breeding programs have sought efficient strategies to select genotypes with
superior performance. Genome-wide selection (GWS) emerged in 2001, aiming to increase …

Cassava is one of the most versatile tuberous-root crops on Earth. However, the postharvest
storage properties of cassava tuberous root mean that it is perishable through a process …

Despite the economic and social importance, high-yielding cassava cultivars are only
released after extensive research, mainly due to the low multiplication rate. This study aimed …

Societal Impact Statement For millennia, humans have used plants and fungi, as foods,
fuels, fibers, and medicines; and have developed techniques for improving their usefulness …

Key message GWAS identified eight yield-related, peak starch type of waxy and wild-type
starch and 21 starch pasting property-related traits (QTLs). Prediction ability of eight GS …

Diverse crops are both outbred and clonally propagated. Breeders typically use truncation
selection of parents and invest significant time, land, and money evaluating the progeny of …