Modesta Nnedinso Abugu

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Works (4)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 16:44

2023 journal article

Baked sweetpotato textures and sweetness: An investigation into relationships between physicochemical and cooked attributes

FOOD CHEMISTRY-X, 21.

By: M. Allan n, S. Johanningsmeier n, M. Nakitto *, O. Guambe, M. Abugu n, K. V. Pecota  n, G. Yencho  n

author keywords: Sweet potato; Sweetness; Texture; Sensory; Ipomoea batatas; Texture profile analysis
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Added: February 12, 2024

2023 journal article

Postharvest chilling diminishes melon flavor via effects on volatile acetate ester biosynthesis

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 13.

By: H. Zhang *, X. Zhu *, R. Xu*, Y. Yuan*, M. Abugu n, C. Yan*, D. Tieman *, X. Li *

author keywords: melon; chilling; fruit flavor; volatile acetate esters; transcriptome; alcohol acyltransferase
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Added: February 6, 2023

2023 journal article

Seizing the policy moment in crop biotech regulation: an interdisciplinary response to the Executive Order on biotechnology

FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 11.

By: J. Furgurson n, N. Loschin n, E. Butoto n, M. Abugu n, C. Gillespie n, R. Brown n, G. Ferraro n, N. Speicher n ...

author keywords: genetic engineering; coordinated framework; GMO; public engagement; policy
TL;DR: Information is provided on how to identify the wood of several North Carolina species common to North Carolina using a hand-magnifying lens. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 5, 2023

2023 review

The dissection of tomato flavor: biochemistry, genetics, and omics

[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 14.

By: G. Kaur *, M. Abugu n & D. Tieman *

author keywords: tomato flavor; aroma; volatiles; omics; machine learning; gene editing
TL;DR: Progress is discussed in identifying the biosynthetic pathways and chemical modifications of important tomato volatile compounds and the advances in developing highly flavorful tomato varieties and future steps toward developing a “perfect tomato”. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 3, 2023

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