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BMC GenomicsThe heat shock transcription factor (HSF) family is one of the most widely studied transcription factor families in plants; HSFs can participate in the response to various stressors, such as heat stress, high salt, and drought stress.
Qing-Qing Yang +9 more
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Frontiers in AgronomyCrop diversification through integration of sweetpotato with legumes such as soybean presents a viable option for achieving food and nutrition security, income generation, soil fertility improvement, and adaptation to climate change in Malawi.
Gbenga Moses Akinwale +6 more
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A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FIVE SWEETPOTATO SHIPPING CONTAINERS [PDF]
Using a six x six latin square experimental design, five box types in two different markets were evaluated over a six-week period in 1986 to determine if sweetpotato arrival damage could be reduced through use of alternative shipping containers. Findings
Bandele, Owusu +2 more
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Influence of extrusion on expansion, functional and digestibility properties of whole sweetpotato flour [PDF]
, 2014 Beerwah Gold, Northern Star, Snow White, and L49 cultivars of sweetpotato from Australia and Papua New Guinea, were studied for their extrusion behaviours in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder at three moisture (30, 35, 40 g/100 g) and screw speed (150 ...
Gidley, Michael J. +2 more
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Growing healthy sweetpotato: best practices for producing planting material [PDF]
, 2013 Sweetpotato is a major food crop in Papua New Guinea, with about 2.9 million tonnes grown each year. But sweetpotato is prone to pests and diseases, particularly viruses, which can significantly reduce yields.
Coleman, E. +5 more
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Survey of sweetpotato viruses in China
Acta virologica, 2013 Ten sweetpotato viruses were surveyed in 3 major sweetpotato planting region (covering 11 provinces) in China from 2006 to 2010 to understand the distribution of sweetpotato viral diseases. Nine out of the 10 viruses were found in every major planting region. The most frequently detected virus in the Northern and the Yangtze River region was SPMSV.
Y-P, Xie +7 more
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Dormancy and sprout control in root and tuber crops [PDF]
, 2010 Research objectives were to study dormancy/sprout control in potato and sweetpotato, and to identify novel sprout control strategies. Consistent with sprout stimulation by gibberellins (GAs) in potato, 10 mM GA3 enhanced sprout length and number in ...
Cheema, M.U.A.
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Sensitivity of the Quarantine Pest Rough Sweetpotato Weevil, Blosyrus asellus to Postharvest Irradiation Treatment [PDF]
, 2016 Rough sweetpotato weevil, Blosyrus asellus (Olivier), is a new quar- antine pest of Hawaii sweetpotatoes. Currently, sweetpotatoes can be exported from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland using a postharvest irradiation treatment of 150 Gy to control three other
Follett, Peter A. +3 more
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Distribution of Agricultural NRAs across Countries and Products, 1955-84 and 1985-2007 [PDF]
The global database developed as an integral part of the World Bank's research project on Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, which is publicly available at www.worldbank.org/agdistortions, provides around 30,000 estimates of nominal rates of ...
Anderson, Kym, Croser, Johanna L.
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Breeding in Africa for Africa [PDF]
, 2015 Traditionally, sweetpotato breeding programs have taken a long time, 7 to 8 years, to produce a new variety. Moreover, as of 2008, most countries in Africa had no real breeding program and relied on testing materials developed elsewhere.
Andrade, M.I. +3 more
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