The world's staple food crops, and other food crops that optimize human nutrition, suffer from
global virus disease pandemics and epidemics that greatly diminish their yields and/or …

Main conclusion This article provides an up-to-date review concerning from basic issues of
polyploidy to aspects regarding the relevance and role of both natural and artificial …

Recent increases in archaeobotanical evidence offer insights into the processes of plant
domestication and agricultural origins, which evolved in parallel in several world regions …

Abstract Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is one of the most important root crops
cultivated worldwide. Because of its adaptability, high yield potential, and nutritional value …

Abstract Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] is a globally important staple food crop,
especially for sub-Saharan Africa. Agronomic improvement of sweetpotato has lagged …

Agrobacterium rhizogenes and Agrobacterium tumefaciens are plant pathogenic bacteria
capable of transferring DNA fragments [transfer DNA (T-DNA)] bearing functional genes into …

The sweet potato is one of the world's most widely consumed crops, yet its evolutionary
history is poorly understood. In this paper, we present a comprehensive phylogenetic study …

Taxonomic monographs have the potential to make a unique contribution to the
understanding of global biodiversity. However, such studies, now rare, are often considered …

Background China is the largest producer of sweet potato in the world, accounting for 57.0%
of the global output. Germplasm resources are the basis for promoting innovations in the …

This chapter provides a contemporary review of production, quality, and processing aspects
of sweetpotatoes. It tabulates the world and regional sweetpotato production for 1994‐2014 …