The concepts, methodologies and applications of some of the major molecular or DNA
markers commonly used in plant science have been presented. The general principles of …

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 …

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are one of the most important genetic markers and widely
exist in most species. Here, we identified 249,822 SSRs from 3,951,919 genes in 112 plants …

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 …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a multi-utility starchy tuber crop with
immense economic and industrial potential that are ideal for solving multiple crises including …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important industrial and staple crop due to its high
starch content, low input requirement, and resilience which makes it an ideal crop for …

Thirty cassava accessions, including released and pre-release varieties in India were
selected for morphological, statistical and molecular analysis to evaluate their genetic …

A validated marker system is crucial to running an effective genomics-assisted breeding
program. We used 36 Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR (KASP) markers to genotype 376 …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a serious threat to cassava production in sub-Saharan
Africa. The use of genomic-assisted selection at the seedling trial stage would help to …

Cassava adaptation to climate change and its resistance to diseases are essential
prerequisites for achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa. The accessions collected …