Gamma irradiation is a widely used physical mutagen in plant breeding capable of inducing a variety of DNA variations and chromosomal aberrations that manifest in the genome; therefore, flow cytometry (FCM), the gold-standard technique for estimating nuclear DNA content, provides...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64005
Fungal infections specifically bud disease, wilt, and crown rot are the major contributors to the reduction in both the quality and quantity of pyrethrin production, affecting many farmers in Kenya and globally. This study aimed to evaluate the pathogenicity of dominant fungal sp...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i4324
Cassava (Manihot esculenta L. Crantz) is a perennial shrub characterized by outcrossing and a long breeding cycle, and significant inbreeding depression. Cultivated genotypes of cassava exhibit high heterozygosity; however, their reliance on vegetative propagation limits genetic...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i4319
Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is ranked fourth amongst the world’s major stable food crop and second in Kenya after maize and thus plays a vital role in food and nutrition security and sustainable development. Despite its importance, potato production in Kenya is still low...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i1259
Emmy Chepkoech, Miriam G. Kinyua, Oliver Kiplagat, Julius Ochuodho, Souleymane Bado, Zachary Kinyua, Stephen Kimno & Michael Chelulei·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2019
Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important staple food in the world and plays an important role in food and nutritional security. Induced mutation generates variation within potato germplasm to widen the genetic base for breeding purposes. Polyploidy modifies both...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2019/v4i330076
Aims: For an effective potato breeding strategy, knowledge of the genetic parameters of traits, such as heritabilities and genetic correlations are essential, hence the need to assess the genetic variability estimates of yield-related traits in Irish potato mutants Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2018/44850