Publications by authors named "D A Odeny"
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- Groundnuts are vital oil crops in sub-Saharan Africa but face yield gaps due to soil issues and other stresses.
- The study focused on assessing breeding lines in Uganda and Malawi to find high-yield genotypes for future use.
- Results showed significant genetic variation in yield traits, with five stable genotypes identified as top performers, and marker-trait associations were mapped to assist in future breeding efforts.
Background: Adolescents account for 15% of new HIV cases in Kenya. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are highly effective prevention tools, but uptake is low among adolescents, particularly in resource-limited settings. We assessed awareness and acceptability of PrEP and PEP among Kenyan adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSorghum germplasm showed grain Fe and Zn genetic variability, but a few varieties were biofortified with these minerals. This work contributes to narrowing this gap. Fe and Zn concentrations along with 55,068 high-quality GBS SNP data from 140 sorghum accessions were used in this study.
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- Sorghum is a vital cereal crop, especially in Africa, and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics focuses on developing improved varieties for the region.
- Using 49 quality control SNP markers, researchers genotyped 716 breeding lines to ensure varietal purity and confirm new crosses, revealing significant genetic variation.
- The study identified the top 10 markers as highly informative for breeding lines, providing a foundation for routine quality control in sorghum breeding programs to enhance genetic gains.
Background: Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is the 13th most important global crop grown throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. One of the major constraints to groundnut production is viruses, which are also the most economically important and most abundant pathogens among cultivated legumes.
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