Works (199)
2026 article
Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to Fusarium wilt ( Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. batatas ) in the hexaploid Covington sweetpotato
Fraher, S., Kinczyk, J., Siqueira Gesteira, G., Heim, C., Williamson, S., Olukolu, B. A., … Yencho, G. C. (2026, January 1). Crop Science, Vol. 1.
2025 article
A reference-quality NLRome for the hexaploid sweetpotato and diploid wild relatives
Parada-Rojas, C. H., Childs, K. L., Soto, M. F., Salcedo, A., Pecota, K., Yencho, G. C., … Quesada-Ocampo, L. M. (2025, January 14).
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2025 article
Comprehensive review of sweetpotato flavor compounds: Opportunities for developing consumer‐preferred varieties
Abugu, M., Allan, M., Johanningsmeier, S., Iorizzo, M., & Yencho, G. C. (2025, April 24). Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Vol. 24.
2025 article
Data from: Deployment and analysis of instance segmentation algorithm for in-field yield estimation of sweet potatoes
Nguyen, H., Gyurek, S., Mierop, R., Pecota, K., LaGamba, K., Boyette, M., … Kudenov, M. (2025, October 26). DRYAD, Vol. 10.
2025 article
Deployment and analysis of instance segmentation algorithm for in‐field yield estimation of sweet potatoes
Nguyen, H. M., Gyurek, S., Mierop, R., Pecota, K. V., LaGamba, K., Boyette, M., … Kudenov, M. W. (2025, September 21). The Plant Phenome Journal, Vol. 8.
2025 article
Free Amino Acids and Sugars in 15 Sweetpotato Genotypes: Effects of Curing and Storage on Acrylamide Formation in Fried Chips
Qiu, X., Allan, M. C., Johanningsmeier, S. D., Reynolds, R., Osborne, J. A., Pecota, K. V., … Truong, V.-D. (2025, December 3). ACS Food Science & Technology.
2025 article
Genome-wide associations of sweetpotato metabolites enhance genomic prediction and identify genes in metabolic and regulatory pathways
Rickman, T. E., Adams, A. K., Wadl, P. A., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2025, March 20). Scientific Reports, Vol. 15.
2025 article
Phased chromosome-level assembly provides insight into the genome architecture of hexaploid sweetpotato
Wu, S., Sun, H., Zhao, X., Hamilton, J. P., Mollinari, M., Gesteira, G. D. S., … Fei, Z. (2025, August 8). Nature Plants, Vol. 8.
2025 article
Tester selection for combining ability estimation of storage root yield and sweetpotato virus disease in sweetpotato breeding
Swanckaert, J., Santos, I. G., Chaves, S. F. S., Ssali, R., Mwanga, R. O. M., Azevedo, C. F., … Silva Pereira, G. (2025, February 10). Scientific Reports, Vol. 15.
2024 journal article
A Comparison of Three Automated Root-Knot Nematode Egg Counting Approaches Using Machine Learning, Image Analysis, and a Hybrid Model
Plant Disease, 108(9), 2625–2629.
2024 article
Acrylamide in Fried Sweetpotato: The Relationship with Free Asparagine and Effects of Asparaginase
Allan, M. C., Thomas, L. S., Pecota, K. V., Yencho, G. C., & Johanningsmeier, S. D. (2024, November 12). ACS Food Science & Technology, Vol. 11.
2024 article
Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to the guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) in ‘Tanzania’, an African landrace sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
Fraher, S., Schwarz, T., Heim, C., Gesteira, G. D. S., Mollinari, M., Pereira, G. D. S., … Yencho, C. (2024, July 24).
2024 article
Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to the guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) in ‘Tanzania’, an African landrace sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
Fraher, S., Schwarz, T., Heim, C., Gesteira, G. D. S., Mollinari, M., Pereira, G. D. S., … Yencho, G. C. (2024, September 26). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 137.
2024 article
Early root architectural traits and their relationship with yield in Ipomoea batatas L
Duque, L. O., Hoffmann, G., Pecota, K. V., & Yencho, G. C. (2024, September 19). Plant and Soil, Vol. 9.
2024 article
Genome-Wide Association Study of Sweet Potato Storage Root Traits Using GWASpoly, a Gene Dosage-Sensitive Model
Bowers, R. R., Slonecki, T. J., Olukolu, B. A., Yencho, G. C., & Wadl, P. A. (2024, October 31). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 25.
2024 article
Genotype-by-environment interactions and local adaptation shape selection in the US National Chip Processing Trial
Agha, H. I., Endelman, J. B., Chitwood-Brown, J., Clough, M., Coombs, J., Jong, W. S. D., … Shannon, L. M. (2024, April 10). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 137.
2024 article
Metagenome-enabled models improve genomic predictive ability and identification of herbivory-limiting genes in sweetpotato
Cham, A. K., Adams, A. K., Wadl, P. A., Carmen Ojeda-Zacarías, M., Rutter, W. B., Jackson, D. M., … Olukolu, B. A. (2024, May 10). Horticulture Research, Vol. 11.
2024 article
Next Generation Sequencing and Genetic Analyses Reveal Factors Driving Evolution of Sweetpotato Viruses in Uganda
Adero, J., Wokorach, G., Stomeo, F., Yao, N., Machuka, E., Njuguna, J., … Kitavi, M. (2024, September 26). Pathogens, Vol. 13.
2024 article
Predicting sweetpotato traits using machine learning: Impact of environmental and agronomic factors on shape and size
Liu, H., Hunt, S., Yencho, G. C., Pecota, K. V., Mierop, R., Williams, C. M., & Jones, D. S. (2024, July 24). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 225.
2024 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-028SCKL’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-028SCKL.’ https://www.lens.org/198-433-766-556-278
2024 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-031SHMG’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-031SHMG.’ https://www.lens.org/080-924-368-327-362
2024 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-032SCRHI’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-032SCRHI.’ https://www.lens.org/037-856-384-718-901
2023 article
Baked sweetpotato textures and sweetness: An investigation into relationships between physicochemical and cooked attributes
Allan, M. C., Johanningsmeier, S. D., Nakitto, M., Guambe, O., Abugu, M., Pecota, K. V., & Yencho, G. C. (2023, December 15). Food Chemistry X.
2023 article
Development of NIRS calibration curves for sugars in baked sweetpotato
Amankwaah, V. A., Williamson, S., Reynolds, R., Ibrahem, R., Pecota, K. V., Zhang, X., … Yencho, G. C. (2023, June 21). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 7.
2023 article
Genetic diversity, population structure, and selection of breeder germplasm subsets from the USDA sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) collection
Slonecki, T. J., Rutter, W. B., Olukolu, B. A., Yencho, G. C., Jackson, D. M., & Wadl, P. A. (2023, February 2). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 13.
2023 journal article
Heterotic gains, transgressive segregation and fitness cost of sweetpotato weevil resistance expression in a partial diallel cross of sweetpotato
Euphytica, 219(10).
2023 journal article
Identification of the key morphological sweetpotato weevil resistance predictors in Ugandan sweetpotato genotypes using correlation and path‐coefficient analysis
Crop Science, 63(3), 1126–1138.
2023 article
Interrelations of α‐ and β‐amylase activity with starch, sugars, and culinary and nutritional quality attributes in sweetpotato storage roots
Amankwaah, V. A., Williamson, S., Olukolu, B. A., Truong, V. D., Carey, E., Ssali, R., & Yencho, G. C. (2023, July 5). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 7.
2023 article
Qmatey: an automated pipeline for fast exact matching-based alignment and strain-level taxonomic binning and profiling of metagenomes
Adams, A. K., Kristy, B. D., Gorman, M., Balint-Kurti, P., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2023, September 22). Briefings in Bioinformatics, Vol. 24.
2023 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-030ILPL’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-030ILPL.’ https://www.lens.org/178-047-732-624-200
2023 patent
Sweetpotato vine named ‘NCORNSP-029SCBC’
Sweetpotato vine named ‘NCORNSP-029SCBC.’ https://www.lens.org/105-931-609-898-141
2022 article
A Win–Win Situation: Performance and Adaptability of Petite Sweetpotato Production in a Temperate Region
Duque, L. O., Sánchez, E., Pecota, K., & Yencho, C. (2022, February 19). Horticulturae, Vol. 2.
2022 journal article
Breedbase: a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 12(7), jkac078.
2022 patent
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE REDUCED REPRESENTATION SEQUENCING
https://www.lens.org/110-042-515-476-715
2022 journal article
Combining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotato
Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
2022 article
Genotype-independent plant transformation
Maren, N. A., Duan, H., Da, K., Yencho, G. C., Ranney, T. G., & Liu, W. (2022, January 1). Horticulture Research, Vol. 9.
2022 article
Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveal a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity
Hoopes, G., Meng, X., Hamilton, J. P., Achakkagari, S. R., Alves Freitas Guesdes, F., Bolger, M. E., … Finkers, R. (2022, January 10). Molecular Plant, Vol. 3.
2022 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NC04-0531’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NC04-0531.’ https://www.lens.org/050-959-575-412-49X
2022 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-027SCMG’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-027SCMG.’ https://www.lens.org/062-879-393-915-577
2022 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR13-0030’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR13-0030.’ https://www.lens.org/149-080-009-550-575
2022 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR13-0315’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR13-0315.’ https://www.lens.org/037-755-980-685-963
2021 journal article
Breeding Progress for Vitamin A, Iron and Zinc Biofortification, Drought Tolerance, and Sweetpotato Virus Disease Resistance in Sweetpotato
Mwanga, R. O. M., Swanckaert, J., Silva Pereira, G., Andrade, M. I., Makunde, G., Grüneberg, W. J., … Low, J. W. (2021, March 15). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
2021 journal article
Computer vision approach to characterize size and shape phenotypes of horticultural crops using high-throughput imagery
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 182, 106011.
Contributors: S. Haque n, E. Lobaton n , N. Nelson n , n , K. Pecota n , R. Mierop n, M. Kudenov n , M. Boyette n, C. Williams n
2021 journal article
Discovery of a major QTL for root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance in cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134(7), 1945–1955.
Contributors: B. Oloka n , G. Pereira *, V. Amankwaah n, M. Mollinari n , K. Pecota n , B. Yada *, B. Olukolu*, Z. Zeng n, n
2021 article
Internal defect scanning of sweetpotatoes using interactance spectroscopy
Kudenov, M. W., Scarboro, C. G., Altaqui, A., Boyette, M., Yencho, G. C., & Williams, C. M. (2021, February 9). (A. D. Mora, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 16, p. e0246872.
Ed(s): A. Mora
2021 article
Linkage and QTL mapping for tuber shape and specific gravity in a tetraploid mapping population of potato representing the russet market class
Park, J., Massa, A. N., Douches, D., Coombs, J., Akdemir, D., Yencho, G. C., … Novy, R. G. (2021, November 3). BMC Plant Biology, Vol. 11.
2021 journal article
Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping for Common Scab Resistance in a Tetraploid Potato Full-Sib Population
Plant Disease, 105(10), 3048–3054.
Contributors: G. Da Pereira *, M. Mollinari n , X. Qu *, C. Thill*, Z. Zeng n, K. Haynes *, n
2021 journal article
Sweetpotato Root Development Influences Susceptibility to Black Rot Caused by the Fungal Pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata
Phytopathology®, 111(9), 1660–1669.
2021 journal article
The recombination landscape and multiple QTL mapping in a Solanum tuberosum cv. ‘Atlantic’-derived F1 population
Heredity, 126(5), 817–830.
Contributors: G. Pereira n, M. Mollinari n , M. Schumann n, M. Clough n, Z. Zeng n & n
2021 article
ngsComposer: an automated pipeline for empirically based NGS data quality filtering
Kuster, R. D., Yencho, G. C., & Olukolu, B. A. (2021, March 3). Briefings in Bioinformatics, Vol. 9.
2020 article
(2786) Proposal to change the conserved type of Ipomoea, nom. cons. (Convolvulaceae)
Eserman, L. A., Sosef, M. S. M., Simão‐Bianchini, R., Utteridge, T. M. A., Barbosa, J. C. J., Buril, M. T., … Simões, A. R. G. (2020, December 1). Taxon, Vol. 69, pp. 1369–1371.
2020 journal article
Assembly of whole-chromosome pseudomolecules for polyploid plant genomes using outbred mapping populations
Nature Genetics, 52(11), 1256–1264.
2020 journal article
Assessment of the potential of wild Ipomoea spp. for the improvement of drought tolerance in cultivated sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam
Crop Science, 61(1), 234–249.
2020 patent
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE REDUCED REPRESENTATION SEQUENCING
https://www.lens.org/176-106-807-234-480
2020 journal article
Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs
PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0232173.
Ed(s): A. Kumar
2020 journal article
Multiple QTL Mapping in Autopolyploids: A Random-Effect Model Approach with Application in a Hexaploid Sweetpotato Full-Sib Population
Genetics, 215(3), 579–595.
Contributors: G. Da Silva Pereira n, D. Gemenet n, M. Mollinari n , B. Olukolu *, J. Wood *, F. Diaz *, V. Mosquera *, W. Gruneberg *
2020 article
Quantitative trait locus mapping for common scab resistance in a tetraploid potato full-sib population
Silva Pereira, G., Mollinari, M., Qu, X., Thill, C., Zeng, Z.-B., Haynes, K., & Yencho, G. C. (2020, October 25). BioRxiv.
Contributors: G. Pereira *, M. Mollinari n , X. Qu *, C. Thill*, Z. Zeng n, K. Haynes *, n
2020 journal article
Screening Sweetpotato Genotypes for Resistance to a North Carolina Isolate of Meloidogyne enterolobii
PLANT DISEASE, 105(4), 1101–1107.
2020 journal article
Sequencing depth and genotype quality: accuracy and breeding operation considerations for genomic selection applications in autopolyploid crops
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(12), 3345–3363.
Contributors: D. Gemenet *, H. Lindqvist-Kreuze *, B. De Boeck *, G. Pereira n, M. Mollinari n , Z. Zeng n, n , H. Campos *
2020 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-024SCRI’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-024SCRI.’ https://www.lens.org/016-173-240-200-156
2020 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-025SCK’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-025SCK.’ https://www.lens.org/090-178-574-933-911
2020 article
The recombination landscape and multiple QTL mapping in a Solanum tuberosum cv. ‘Atlantic’-derived F 1 population
Silva Pereira, G., Mollinari, M., Schumann, M. J., Clough, M. E., Zeng, Z.-B., & Yencho, G. C. (2020, August 24).
2019 journal article
Adaptability of a U.S. purple-fleshed sweetpotato breeding population in Uganda
Australian Journal of Crop Science, 13(01), 17–25.
2019 journal article
Assessing Rate-Reducing Foliar Resistance to Anthracnose Crown Rot and Fruit Rot in Strawberry
Plant Disease, 104(2), 398–407.
2019 article
Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs
Gemenet, D. C., Kitavi, M. N., David, M., Ndege, D., Ssali, R. T., Swanckaert, J., … Campos, H. (2019, October 31). (Vol. 10). Vol. 10.
2019 journal article
Quantitative trait loci and differential gene expression analyses reveal the genetic basis for negatively associated β-carotene and starch content in hexaploid sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(1), 23–36.
Contributors: D. Gemenet *, G. Pereira n, B. De Boeck *, J. Wood *, M. Mollinari n , B. Olukolu n, F. Diaz *, V. Mosquera *
2019 journal article
Unraveling the Hexaploid Sweetpotato Inheritance Using Ultra-Dense Multilocus Mapping
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 10(1), 281–292.
Contributors: M. Mollinari n , B. Olukolu *, G. Da Pereira n, A. Khan *, D. Gemenet *, n , Z. Zeng n
2019 article
Unraveling the hexaploid sweetpotato inheritance using ultra-dense multilocus mapping
Mollinari, M., Olukolu, B. A., S. Pereira Guilherme, Khan, A., Gemenet, D., Yencho, C., & Zeng, Z.-B. (2019, July 2). (Vol. 7). Vol. 7.
2019 journal article
Use of unconventional mixed Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol solvents for anthocyanin extraction from Purple-Fleshed sweetpotatoes
Food Chemistry, 314, 125959.
Contributors: A. Zuleta-Correa n, M. Chinn n , M. Alfaro-Córdoba* , V. Truong n, n & J. Bruno-Bárcena n
2018 journal article
Genetic Covariance of Environments in the Potato National Chip Processing Trial
Crop Science, 59(1), 107.
2018 journal article
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the USDA Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Germplasm Collections Using GBSpoly
Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.
2018 journal article
Genetic Variance Partitioning and Genome-Wide Prediction with Allele Dosage Information in Autotetraploid Potato
Genetics, 209(1), 77–87.
2018 journal article
Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement
Nature Communications, 9(1).
2018 journal article
Inheritance of Resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum in Strawberry
Phytopathology, 109(3), 428–435.
2018 article
Insights into population structure of East African sweetpotato cultivars from hybrid assembly of chloroplast genomes
Zhou, C., Duarte, T., Silvestre, R., Rossel, G., Mwanga, R. O. M., Khan, A., … Coin, L. J. M. (2018, September 5). Gates Open Research, Vol. 2, p. 41.
2018 journal article
Linkage analysis and QTL mapping in a tetraploid russet mapping population of potato
BMC Genetics, 19(1).
2018 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-020BWGWE'
https://www.lens.org/069-859-928-669-760
2018 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-021SHJB'
https://www.lens.org/033-628-273-759-401
2018 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-023BWAM'
https://www.lens.org/168-383-730-575-863
2018 chapter
Sweetpotato Production, Processing, and Nutritional Quality
In M. Siddiq & M. A. Uebersax (Eds.), Handbook of Vegetables and Vegetable Processing (2nd ed., pp. 811–838).
Ed(s): M. Siddiq & M. Uebersax
2018 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NC05-198'
https://www.lens.org/078-455-943-142-92X
2018 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NC05-198’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NC05-198.’ https://www.lens.org/086-776-593-205-392
2018 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-020BWGWE’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-020BWGWE.’ https://www.lens.org/199-209-524-476-144
2018 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-021SHJB’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-021SHJB.’ https://www.lens.org/121-709-656-762-039
2018 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-023BWAM’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-023BWAM.’ https://www.lens.org/025-230-289-892-848
2017 journal article
Chemical Constituents of Sweetpotato Genotypes in Relation to Textural Characteristics of Processed French Fries
Journal of Food Science, 83(1), 60–73.
2017 journal article
Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and β-carotene content in sweetpotato
Breeding Science, 67(2), 140–150.
2017 journal article
Identification of simple sequence repeat markers for sweetpotato weevil resistance
Euphytica, 213(6), 129.
2017 journal article
Linkage map construction and QTL analysis for internal heat necrosis in autotetraploid potato
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 130(10), 2045–2056.
2017 article
Pedigree Reconstruction with Genome-Wide Markers in Potato
Endelman, J. B., Carley, C. A. S., Douches, D. S., Coombs, J. J., Bizimungu, B., Jong, W. S. D., … Yencho, G. C. (2017, January 11). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 94, pp. 184–190.
2017 journal article
Segregation of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esters Mediating Sweetpotato Weevil Resistance in Storage Roots of Sweetpotato
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1011.
2017 journal article
Selection of simple sequence repeat markers associated with inheritance of sweetpotato virus disease resistance in sweetpotato
Crop Science, 57(3), 1421–1430.
2017 article
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Mwanga, R. O. M., Andrade, M. I., Carey, E. E., Low, J. W., Yencho, G. C., & Grüneberg, W. J. (2017, January 1). Genetic Improvement of Tropical Crops, pp. 181–218.
2017 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM.’ https://www.lens.org/095-584-920-860-045
2016 article
Development and Validation of a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Method for the Prediction of Acrylamide Content in French-Fried Potato
Adedipe, O. E., Johanningsmeier, S. D., Truong, V.-D., & Yencho, G. C. (2016, January 23). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 64, pp. 1850–1860.
2016 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-019SCSHLM'
https://www.lens.org/044-108-505-662-730
2016 journal article
Potential yields of industrial sweetpotatoes using cut seed pieces planted at various dates
Acta Horticulturae, 1118(1118), 79–88.
2016 article
‘NASPOT 12 O’ and ‘NASPOT 13 O’ Sweetpotato
Mwanga, R. O. M., Kyalo, G., Ssemakula, G. N., Niringiye, C., Yada, B., Otema, M. A., … Yencho, G. C. (2016, March 1). HortScience, Vol. 51, pp. 291–295.
2015 chapter
Advances in sweetpotato breeding from 1992 to 2012.
In Potato and sweetpotato in Africa: transforming the value chains for food and nutrition security (pp. 3–68).
2015 journal article
Combining ability of sweetpotato germplasm for yield, dry matter content, and anthocyanin production
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 140(3), 272–279.
2015 journal article
Conventional breeding, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection and inbreeding in clonally propagated crops: a case study for cassava
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 128(9), 1647–1667.
2015 journal article
Distributions, ex situ conservation priorities, and genetic resource potential of crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 6.
2015 patent
Industrial sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR06-020’
Industrial sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR06-020.’ https://www.lens.org/090-851-459-153-087
2015 journal article
Peter Wilcox: a New Purple-Skin, Yellow-Flesh Fresh Market Potato Cultivar with Moderate Resistance to Powdery Scab
American Journal of Potato Research, 92(5), 573–581.
2015 journal article
Simple Sequence Repeat Marker Analysis of Genetic Diversity among Progeny of a Biparental Mapping Population of Sweetpotato
HortScience, 50(8), 1143–1147.
2015 journal article
The carbohydrate yield of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) grown from slips and root pieces in North Carolina
HortScience, 50(11), 1610–1617.
2014 journal article
Combining ability and heterosis for yield and drought tolerance traits under managed drought stress in sweetpotato
Euphytica, 201(3), 423–440.
2014 article
Genotype X Environment Interaction for Storage Root Yield in Sweetpotato Under Managed Drought Stress Conditions
Kivuva, B. M., Githiri, S. M., Githiri, S. M., Yencho, G. C., Yencho, G. C., Sibiya, J., & Sibiya, J. (2014, September 4). Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 6.
2014 patent
Industrial sweetpotato plant named 'NCPUR06-020'
https://www.lens.org/136-058-749-724-726
2014 article
Screening sweetpotato genotypes for tolerance to drought stress
Kivuva, B. M., Githiri, S. M., Yencho, G. C., & Sibiya, J. (2014, November 22). Field Crops Research, Vol. 171, pp. 11–22.
2014 journal article
Sweetpotato grown from root pieces displays a significant genotype x environment interaction and yield instability
HortScience, 49(8), 984–990.
2013 article
Elkton: A New Potato Variety with Resistance to Internal Heat Necrosis and Hollow Heart and Suitable for Chipping Directly from the Field in the Southern United States
Haynes, K. G., Gergela, D. M., Qu, X. S., Peck, M. W., Yencho, G. C., Clough, M. E., … Hutchinson, C. M. (2013, October 25). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 91, pp. 269–276.
2013 article
Phytochemical changes in phenolics, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, and carotenoids associated with sweetpotato storage and impacts on bioactive properties
Grace, M. H., Yousef, G. G., Gustafson, S. J., Truong, V.-D., Yencho, G. C., & Lila, M. A. (2013, September 5). Food Chemistry, Vol. 145, pp. 717–724.
2013 journal article
RAPD Markers Linked to Late Blight Resistance in Tomato
Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 14(1), 1–14.
2013 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-013GNLC'
https://www.lens.org/150-220-898-073-461
2013 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-014BWPI'
https://www.lens.org/068-662-555-526-007
2013 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-015SCPI'
https://www.lens.org/154-723-945-878-474
2012 article
Early generation selection at multiple locations may identify potato parents that produce more widely adapted progeny
Haynes, K. G., Gergela, D. M., Hutchinson, C. M., Yencho, G. C., Clough, M. E., Henninger, M. R., … al. (2012, April 16). Euphytica, Vol. 186, pp. 573–583.
2012 article
Genetic Variation for Potato Tuber Micronutrient Content and Implications for Biofortification of Potatoes to Reduce Micronutrient Malnutrition
Haynes, K. G., Yencho, G. C., Clough, M. E., Henninger, M. R., & Sterrett, S. B. (2012, March 21). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 89, pp. 192–198.
2012 article
Hydrolysis and fermentation of sweetpotatoes for production of fermentable sugars and ethanol
Duvernay, W. H., Chinn, M. S., & Yencho, G. C. (2012, July 20). Industrial Crops and Products, Vol. 42, pp. 527–537.
2012 article
Methodology for Inoculating Sweetpotato Virus Disease: Discovery of Tip Dieback, and Plant Recovery and Reversion in Different Clones
Mwanga, R. O. M., Yencho, G. C., Gibson, R. W., & Moyer, J. W. (2012, July 19). Plant Disease, Vol. 97, pp. 30–36.
2012 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-014BWPI'
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2012 article
Pressurized liquid extraction and quantification of anthocyanins in purple-fleshed sweet potato genotypes
Truong, V. D., Hu, Z., Thompson, R. L., Yencho, G. C., & Pecota, K. V. (2012, March 30). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Vol. 26, pp. 96–103.
2012 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-013GNLC'
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2012 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-015SCPI'
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2011 article
Linkage Mapping and QTL Analysis of Agronomic Traits in Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum)
McCord, P. H., Sosinski, B. R., Haynes, K. G., Clough, M. E., & Yencho, G. C. (2011, February 18). Crop Science, Vol. 51, p. 771.
2011 article
Root Piece Planting in Sweetpotato—A Synthesis of Previous Research and Directions for the Future
George, N. A., Pecota, K. V., Bowen, B. D., Schultheis, J. R., & Yencho, G. C. (2011, December 1). HortTechnology, Vol. 21, pp. 703–711.
2011 article
Starch self‐processing in transgenic sweet potato roots expressing a hyperthermophilic α‐amylase
Santa‐Maria, M. C., Yencho, C. G., Haigler, C. H., Thompson, W. F., Kelly, R. M., & Sosinski, B. (2011, January 25). Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 27, pp. 351–359.
2011 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-011MNLC’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-011MNLC.’ https://www.lens.org/114-854-609-936-291
2011 patent
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-012EMLC’
Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-012EMLC.’ https://www.lens.org/119-301-099-640-184
2011 article
‘NASPOT 11’, a Sweetpotato Cultivar Bred by a Participatory Plant-breeding Approach in Uganda
Mwanga, R. O. M., Niringiye, C., Alajo, A., Kigozi, B., Namukula, J., Mpembe, I., … Yencho, G. C. (2011, February 1). HortScience, Vol. 46, pp. 317–321.
2010 article
An Interactive Online Database for Potato Varieties Evaluated in the Eastern United States
Clough, M. E., Yencho, G. C., Christ, B., DeJong, W., Halseth, D., Haynes, K., … Veilleux, R. E. (2010, February 1). HortTechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 250–256.
2010 article
Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and β-carotene content in sweetpotato
Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Sosinski, B., Pecota, K. V., Mwanga, R. O. M., Catignani, G. L., Truong, V. D., … Yencho, G. C. (2010, July 20). Molecular Breeding, Vol. 28, pp. 201–216.
2010 article
QTL mapping of internal heat necrosis in tetraploid potato
McCord, P. H., Sosinski, B. R., Haynes, K. G., Clough, M. E., & Yencho, G. C. (2010, August 27). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 122, pp. 129–142.
2010 article
Sweetpotatoes
Truong, V. D., Avula, R. Y., Pecota, K., & Yencho, C. G. (2010, November 19). Handbook of Vegetables and Vegetable Processing, pp. 717–737.
2009 journal article
Characterization of Anthocyanins and Anthocyanidins in Purple-Fleshed Sweetpotatoes by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS/MS
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(1), 404–410.
2009 journal article
Plant cell calcium-rich environment enhances thermostability of recombinantly produced α-amylase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritime
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 104(5), 947–956.
2009 article
Rapid shoot regeneration in industrial ‘high starch’ sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes
Santa-Maria, M., Pecota, K. V., Yencho, C. G., Allen, G., & Sosinski, B. (2009, January 28). Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), Vol. 97, pp. 109–117.
2009 article
‘NASPOT 7’, ‘NASPOT 8’, ‘NASPOT 9 O’, ‘NASPOT 10 O’, and ‘Dimbuka-Bukulula’ Sweetpotato
Mwanga, R. O. M., Odongo, B., Niringiye, C., Alajo, A., Kigozi, B., Makumbi, R., … Yencho, C. G. (2009, June 1). HortScience, Vol. 44, pp. 828–832.
2008 article
Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci and Inheritance of Root-knot Nematode Resistance in Sweetpotato
Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Yencho, G. C., Pecota, K. V., Sosinski, B., & Mwanga, R. O. M. (2008, November 1). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Vol. 133, pp. 844–851.
2008 journal article
Detection of quantitative trait loci and inheritance of root-knot nematode resistance in sweetpotato
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 133(6), 844–851.
2008 article
Internal Heat Necrosis of Potato—A Review
Yencho, G. C., McCord, P. H., Haynes, K. G., & Sterrett, S. B. R. (2008, February 1). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 85, pp. 69–76.
2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Bewitched Purple'
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2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Bewitched Purple'
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2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Green Yellow'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Green Yellow'
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2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Light Green'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Light Green'
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2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple'
https://www.lens.org/153-332-468-508-766
2008 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red'
https://www.lens.org/036-963-870-470-427
2008 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'Covington'
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2008 patent
Sweetpotato plant named 'Covington'
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2008 article
‘Covington’ Sweetpotato
Yencho, G. C., Pecota, K. V., Schultheis, J. R., VanEsbroeck, Z.-P., Holmes, G. J., Little, B. E., … Truong, V.-D. (2008, October 1). HortScience, Vol. 43, pp. 1911–1914.
2007 article
Development of a genetic linkage map and identification of homologous linkage groups in sweetpotato using multiple-dose AFLP markers
Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Yencho, G. C., Kriegner, A., Pecota, K. V., Faulk, M. A., Mwanga, R. O. M., & Sosinski, B. R. (2007, December 26). Molecular Breeding, Vol. 21, pp. 511–532.
2007 journal article
Investigating parentage and hybridity of three azaleodendrons using amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis
HortScience, 42(3), 740–743.
2007 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Red'
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2007 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Red'
https://www.lens.org/091-928-466-395-657
2007 journal article
Temperature effect on skin adhesion, cell wall enzyme activity, lignin content, anthocyanins, growth parameters, and periderm histochemistry of sweetpotato
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 132(5), 729–738.
2006 article
4×–2× Potato Clones with Resistance or Susceptibility to Internal Heat Necrosis Differ in Tuber Mineral Status
Sterrett, S. B., Haynes, K. G., Yencho, G. C., Henninger, M. R., & Vinyard, B. T. (2006, May 19). Crop Science, Vol. 46, p. 1471.
2006 article
Antioxidant activities, phenolic and β-carotene contents of sweet potato genotypes with varying flesh colours
Teow, C. C., Truong, V.-D., McFeeters, R. F., Thompson, R. L., Pecota, K. V., & Yencho, G. C. (2006, November 3). Food Chemistry, Vol. 103, pp. 829–838.
2006 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Bronze'
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2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Green'
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2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Light Green'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Light Green'
https://www.lens.org/194-966-847-377-614
2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Purple'
Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
2004 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Purple'
https://www.lens.org/185-013-665-833-173
2004 article
Skin adhesion in sweetpotato and its lack of relationship to polygalacturonase and pectinmethylesterase during storage
Villavicencio, L. E., Blankenship, S. M., & Yencho, G. C. (2004, April 13). Postharvest Biology and Technology, Vol. 32, pp. 183–192.
2003 journal article
Cultivar decline in sweetpotato: I. Impact of micropropagation on yield, storage root quality, and virus incidence in 'Beauregard'
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 128(6), 846–855.
2003 journal article
Cultivar decline in sweetpotato: II. Impact of virus infection on yield and storage root quality in 'Beauregard' and 'Hernandez'
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 128(6), 856–863.
2003 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Bronze'
https://www.lens.org/105-633-219-929-269
2003 patent
Ornamental sweetpotato plant named 'Sweet Caroline Light Green'
https://www.lens.org/029-833-218-951-888
2003 journal article
Release of six sweetpotato cultivars ('NASPOT 1' to 'NASPOT 6') in Uganda
HortScience, 38(3), 475–476.
2003 article
Stability of Internal Heat Necrosis and Specific Gravity in Tetraploid × Diploid Potatoes
Sterrett, S. B., Henninger, M. R., Yencho, G. C., Lu, W., Vinyard, B. T., & Haynes, K. G. (2003, May 1). Crop Science, Vol. 43, p. 790.
2003 article
Stability of Internal Heat Necrosis and Specific Gravity in Tetraploid × Diploid Potatoes
Sterrett, S. B., Henninger, M. R., Yencho, G. C., Lu, W., Vinyard, B. T., & Haynes, K. G. (2003, January 1). Crop Science, Vol. 43, p. 790.
2002 article
Diallel analysis of sweetpotatoes for resistance to sweetpotato virus disease
Mwanga, R. O. M., Yencho, G. C., & Moyer, J. W. (2002, November 1). Euphytica, Vol. 128, pp. 237–248.
2002 article
Efficient Evaluation of Resistance to Three Root-knot Nematode Species in Selected Sweetpotato Cultivars
Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Yencho, G. C., & Davis, E. L. (2002, April 1). HortScience, Vol. 37, pp. 390–392.
2002 journal article
Efficient evaluation of resistance to three root-knot nematode species in selected sweetpotato cultivars
HortScience, 37(2), 390–392.
2002 conference paper
Grower-participatory sweetpotato breeding efforts in North Carolina
Proceedings of the first international conference on sweetpotato food and health: Lima, Peru 26-29 July, 2001, 583(583), 69–76.
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2002 article
Host Reactions of Sweetpotato Genotypes to Root-knot Nematodes and Variation in Virulence of Meloidogyne incognita Populations
Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Yencho, G. C., & Davis, E. L. (2002, December 1). HortScience, Vol. 37, pp. 1112–1116.
2002 journal article
Host reactions of sweetpotato genotypes to root-knot nematodes and variation in virulence of Meloidogyne incognita populations
HortScience, 37(7), 1112–1116.
2002 journal article
NATURE OF RESISTANCE OF SWEETPOTATO TO SWEETPOTATO VIRUS DISEASE
Acta Horticulturae, 8(583), 113–119.
2002 article
Resistance to Sweetpotato Chlorotic Stunt Virus and Sweetpotato Feathery Mottle Virus Is Mediated by Two Separate Recessive Genes in Sweetpotato
Mwanga, R. O. M., Kriegner, A., Cervantes-Flores, J. C., Zhang, D. P., Moyer, J. W., & Yencho, G. C. (2002, September 1). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Vol. 127, pp. 798–806.
2002 journal article
Resistance to sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus and sweetpotato feathery mottle virus is mediated by two separate recessive genes in sweetpotato
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 127(5), 798–806.
2002 article
SWEETPOTATO GENOMICS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Sosinski, B., He, L., Cervantes-Flores, J., Pokrzywa, R. M., Bruckner, A., & Yencho, G. C. (2002, August 1). Acta Horticulturae, Vol. 8, pp. 51–60.
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2001 article
Amey: A multipurpose, russet-skinned potato cultivar for the Eastern United States
Haynes, K. G., Porter, G. A., Christ, B. J., Goth, R. W., DeLong, K. O., Halseth, D. E., … Webb, R. E. (2001, May 1). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 78, pp. 175–181.
2000 article
Applications of Tagging and Mapping Insect Resistance Loci in Plants
Yencho, G. C., Cohen, M. B., & Byrne, P. F. (2000, January 1). Annual Review of Entomology, Vol. 45, pp. 393–422.
2000 article
Evaluation of Sweetpotato Cultivars to Root-knot Nematodes
Cervantes, J. C., Davis, D. L., & Yencho, G. C. (2000, July 1). HortScience, Vol. 35, pp. 569E–569d.
2000 article
Segregation of leptine glycoalkaloids and resistance to Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) in F2Solanum tuberosum (4x) ×S. chacoense (4x) potato progenies
Yencho, G. C., Kowalski, S. P., Kennedy, G. G., & Sanford, L. L. (2000, May 1). American Journal of Potato Research, Vol. 77, pp. 167–178.
1999 journal article
Carolina Ruby sweetpotato
HortScience, 34(1), 155–156.
1999 article
Quantitative trait loci for polyamine content in an RFLP‐mapped potato population and their relationship to tuberization
Davies, P. J., Šimko, I., Mueller, S. M., Yencho, G. C., Lewis, C., McMurry, S., … Ewing, E. E. (1999, June 1). Physiologia Plantarum, Vol. 106, pp. 210–218.
1998 article
QTL mapping of foliar glycoalkaloid aglycones in Solanum tuberosum×S. berthaultii potato progenies: quantitative variation and plant secondary metabolism
Yencho, G. C., Kowalski, S. P., Kobayashi, R. S., Sinden, S. L., Bonierbale, M. W., & Deahl, K. L. (1998, September 1). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 97, pp. 563–574.
1997 journal article
Análisis de poblaciones de Tagosodes orizicolus (Muir) vector del virus de la hoja blanca en zonas arroceras de Colombia
Revista Colombiana De Entomología, 23(2), 165–169.
1996 article
Molecular markers locate genes for resistance to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, in hybrid Solanum tuberosum x S. berthaultii potato progenies
Yencho, G. C., Bonierbale, M. W., Tingey, W. M., Plaisted, R. L., & Tanksley, S. D. (1996, November 1). Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata, Vol. 81, pp. 141–154.
1994 article
Glandular trichomes of Solanum berthaultii alter host preference of the Colorado potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Yencho, G. C., & Tingey, W. M. (1994, March 1). Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata, Vol. 70, pp. 217–225.
1994 article
Leaf surface extracts ofSolanum berthaultii hawkes deter colorado potato beetle feeding
Yencho, G. C., Renwick, J. A. A., Steffens, J. C., & Tingey, W. M. (1994, May 1). Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 20, pp. 991–1007.
1992 journal article
Behavior of Pyrethroid-Susceptible and -Resistant Heliothis Virescens (F.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae on Cotton Treated with Insecticides
Journal of Economic Entomology, 85(6), 2058–2063.
1986 article
Economic Injury Level, Action Threshold, and a Yield-loss Model for the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae), on Green Peas, Pisum sativum
Yencho, G. C., Getzin, L. W., & Lono, G. E. (1986, December 1). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 79, pp. 1681–1687.
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