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 | Mercy KitaviGraduate Fellow, National University of Ireland, Galway Verified email at nuigalway.ie Cited by 549 |
[HTML][HTML] Quantitative trait loci and differential gene expression analyses reveal the genetic basis for negatively associated β-carotene and starch content in hexaploid …
Key message β-Carotene content in sweetpotato is associated with the Orange and phytoene
synthase genes; due to physical linkage of phytoene synthase with sucrose synthase, β-…
synthase genes; due to physical linkage of phytoene synthase with sucrose synthase, β-…
[HTML][HTML] Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs
Quality assurance and control (QA/QC) is an essential element of a breeding program’s
optimization efforts towards increased genetic gains. Due to auto-hexaploid genome complexity, …
optimization efforts towards increased genetic gains. Due to auto-hexaploid genome complexity, …
Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co‐expression network analysis
Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted
gene co‐expression network analysis - Kitavi - 2023 - Plant Direct - Wiley Online Library …
gene co‐expression network analysis - Kitavi - 2023 - Plant Direct - Wiley Online Library …
When a phenotype is not the genotype: Implications of phenotype misclassification and pedigree errors in genomics-assisted breeding of sweetpotato [Ipomoea …
…, B De Boeck, G Da Silva Pereira, MN Kitavi… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Experimental error, especially through genotype misclassification and pedigree errors,
negatively affects breeding decisions by creating ‘noise’ that compounds the genetic signals for …
negatively affects breeding decisions by creating ‘noise’ that compounds the genetic signals for …
[PDF][PDF] Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and epigenetic analysis of East African highland bananas
M Kitavi - 2015 - aran.library.nuigalway.ie
Bananas (Musa spp) are grown in more than 120 tropical and subtropical countries, mainly
by smallholder farmers. The State of Sustainability Initiatives; SSI-Review (2014) and Perrier …
by smallholder farmers. The State of Sustainability Initiatives; SSI-Review (2014) and Perrier …
[CITATION][C] Advances in Sweetpotato Phenotyping in the USA and SSA
[CITATION][C] Linkage Analysis and Haplotype Phasing in Experimental High Autopolyploid Populations, with Applications in Hexaploid Sweetpotato
…, DC Gemenet, A Khan, MN Kitavi… - Plant and Animal …, 2018 - pag.confex.com
[CITATION][C] Construction of an Ultradense Genetic Map in Hexaploid Sweetpotato
…, GDS Pereira, DC Gemenet, A Khan, MN Kitavi… - Plant and Animal … - pag.confex.com