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Wai Kuan Ho
Life Sciences
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Open AccessDeciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress
Assessment of segregating populations for their ability to withstand drought stress conditions is one of the best approaches to develop breeding lines and drought tolerant varieties. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subt...
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The Bambara Groundnut Genome
The combined effects of climate change, increase in world population and dependence on a relatively small selection of crops, are threating the global food security. Despite their limited promotion amongst far...
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Genomic Designing for Improved Abiotic Tolerance in Amaranth: An Integrated Approach of Genetic Diversity and Tolerance Phenoty**
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is an underutilized C4 vegetable and grain crop which grows successfully in low input environments and has diverse abiotic stress tolerance traits. In addition to being highly nutritiou...
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The Winged Bean Genome
Climate change, population growth and increasingly homogenised diets are a threat to food security and human nutritional status. There is an urgent need to incorporate highly nutritious crops into the human di...
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Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the Rab GTPase family in mango
The Rab GTPase family plays a vital role in several plant physiological processes including fruit ripening. Fruit softening during ripening involves trafficking of cell wall polymers and enzymes between cellul...
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Open AccessWinged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) for food and nutritional security: synthesis of past research and future direction
Winged bean is popularly known as “One Species Supermarket” for its nutrient-dense green pods, immature seeds, tubers, leaves, and mature seeds. This underut...
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Open AccessBambara groundnut: an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change
Bambara groundnut has the potential to be used to contribute more the climate change ready agriculture. The requirement for nitrogen fixing, stress tolerant legumes is clear, particularly in low input agricult...
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Open AccessDevelopment and interaction between plant architecture and yield-related traits in winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.)
Winged bean (P. tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) is a leguminous crop that could contribute towards food security in tropical areas, but whose growth and development is still poorly understood. In order to develop improv...
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Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea (L) Verdc)—A Climate Smart Crop for Food and Nutrition Security
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.) is an underutilized legume native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is grown at low levels by many farmers as a component of household food and nutritional security....
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Open AccessIntegrating genetic maps in bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.] and their syntenic relationships among closely related legumes
Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.] is an indigenous legume crop grown mainly in subsistence and small-scale agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa for its nutritious seeds and its tolerance to drought an...
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Molecular Marker Technology for Genetic Improvement of Underutilised Crops
A subset of underutilised crops copes comparatively better in marginal soils and under less favourable environmental conditions than their major crop equivalents. Hence, develo** the subset further for futur...
