Sugarcane is a C4 and agro-industry-based crop with a high potential for biomass
production. It serves as raw material for the production of sugar, ethanol, and electricity …

In potato breeding, morphological tuber traits are important selection targets to meet the
demands of the fresh and processing markets. Understanding the genetic basis of tuber …

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 …

Introduction Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a major threat to food security in East
and central Africa. Breeding for resistance against CBSD is the most economical and …

Achieving food security for an ever-increasing human population requires faster
development of improved varieties. To this end, assessment of genetic gain for key traits is …

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 …

Flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is crucial for the generation of botanical
seed for breeding. However, genotypes preferred by most farmers are erect and poor at …

In the perspective of investigating genomic selection (GS) among Musa genotypes in West
and Central Africa, banana accessions were phenotyped under natural drought stress in …

Vitamin A deficiency remains prevalent on a global scale, including in regions where maize
constitutes a high percentage of human diets. One solution for alleviating this deficiency has …

Global efforts are underway to develop cassava with enhanced levels of provitamin A
carotenoids to sustainably meet increasing demands for food and nutrition where the crop is …