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Surveying the Sweetpotato Rhizosphere, Endophyte, and Surrounding Soil Microbiomes at Two North Carolina Farms Reveals Underpinnings of Sweetpotato Microbiome Community Assembly

open access: yesPhytobiomes Journal, 2019
Farmers grow sweetpotatoes worldwide and some sub-Saharan African and Asian diets include sweetpotato as a staple, yet the sweetpotato microbiome is conspicuously less studied relative to crops such as maize, soybean, and wheat.
C. Pepe-Ranney   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Belonolaimus longicaudatus Host Status and Pathogenicity on Sweetpotato

open access: yesJournal of Nematology, 2022
Sting nematode is acutely damaging to a wide range of crops and is relatively common in sandy soils in the southeastern United States. Sweetpotato is an important crop in this region, and its production may be expanding to localities where sting nematode
Grabau Zane J.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breeding Cultivars for Resistance to the African Sweetpotato Weevils, Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus, in Uganda: A Review of the Current Progress

open access: yesInsects, 2023
In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato weevils are the major pests of cultivated sweetpotato, causing estimated losses of between 60% and 100%, primarily during dry spells. The predominantly cryptic feeding behavior of Cylas spp.
Benard Yada   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sweetpotato Research Front No.7 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cover Story: ・Expectation to SPORF from the new director general of KNAES and director of Upland Farming Department Research Paper: ・"Sunny Red": New Sweetpotato Cultivar for Powder ・Storage Conditions of Orange- or Purple Colored Sweetpotato Powder and ...

core   +1 more source

Sweetpotato post-harvest assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
For any crop cultivar to be successful it must not only have good production characteristics but also characteristics that ensure the harvested crop is acceptable and suitable for its intended use.
Van Oirschot, Quirien   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Development of SNP markers using RNA-seq technology and tetra-primer ARMS-PCR in sweetpotato

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017
The information of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is quite unknown in sweetpotato. In this study, two sweetpotato varieties (Xushu 18 and Xu 781) were sequenced by Illumina technology, as well as de novo transcriptome assembly, functional ...
Meng KOU   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sweetpotato Research Front No.17 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cover Story: ・Thinking about sweetpotato research and expectations for SPORF Research Paper: ・Newfound Sweetpotato Spirits"AKA-KIRISHIMA" made from Purple-fleshed Variety"Murasakimasari" ・Effect of Koji Extract on Polyphenolic Components ・Ayakomachi: New

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Performance of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as Influenced by Time of Planting Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as Intercrop

open access: yesAnnals of Tropical Research, 2016
One common approach to increase crop production is through multiple cropping systems. This study was conducted to (1) evaluate the growth and yield of peanut as influenced by time of planting sweetpotato as intercrop; (2) determine the appropriate time of
Bonievic P. Sarcol, Ulysses A. Cagasan
doaj   +1 more source

Sweetpotato Research Front No.25 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cover Story: ・Food Functionality Supported by Scientific Evidence Research Paper: ・Transgenic Introduction of Low-Temperature Pasting Properties of Starch in Sweetpotatoes ・New Sweetpotato Cultivar "Tamaakane" Suitable for Brewing and Direct Planting ...

core   +1 more source

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 2205-2216, November 2026.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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