G. Craig Yencho

G. Craig Yencho publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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G. Craig Yencho D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Antioxidant activities, phenolic and β-carotene contents of sweet potato genotypes with varying flesh colours

  Choong C. Teow;Van-Den Truong;Roger F. McFeeters;Roger L. Thompson

  986
  Citations

• Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement.

  Shan Wu;Kin H. Lau;Qinghe Cao;John P. Hamilton

  320
  Citations

• Phytochemical changes in phenolics, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, and carotenoids associated with sweetpotato storage and impacts on bioactive properties.

  Mary H. Grace;Gad G. Yousef;Sally J. Gustafson;Van Den Truong

  244
  Citations

• Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveals a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity.

  Unknown

  223
  Citations

• Conventional breeding, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection and inbreeding in clonally propagated crops: a case study for cassava.

  Hernán Ceballos;Robert S. Kawuki;Vernon E. Gracen;G. Craig Yencho

  164
  Citations

• Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and β-carotene content in sweetpotato

  J. C. Cervantes-Flores;B. Sosinski;K. V. Pecota;R. O. M. Mwanga

  163
  Citations

• Development of a genetic linkage map and identification of homologous linkage groups in sweetpotato using multiple-dose AFLP markers

  Jim C. Cervantes-Flores;G. Craig Yencho;Albert Kriegner;Kenneth V. Pecota

  144
  Citations

• Genetic Variance Partitioning and Genome-Wide Prediction with Allele Dosage Information in Autotetraploid Potato.

  Jeffrey B Endelman;Cari A Schmitz Carley;Paul C Bethke;Paul C Bethke;Joseph J Coombs

  137
  Citations

• Hydrolysis and fermentation of sweetpotatoes for production of fermentable sugars and ethanol

  William H. Duvernay;Mari S. Chinn;G. Craig Yencho

  122
  Citations

• Advances in sweetpotato breeding from 1992 to 2012.

  W.J. Gruneberg;D. Ma;R.O.M. Mwanga;E.E. Carey

  120
  Citations

• Unraveling the Hexaploid Sweetpotato Inheritance Using Ultra-Dense Multilocus Mapping.

  Marcelo Mollinari;Bode A Olukolu;Guilherme da S Pereira;Awais Khan

  118
  Citations

• Sweetpotato Production, Processing, and Nutritional Quality

  Unknown

  116
  Citations

• 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.].

  Dorcus C. Gemenet;Guilherme da Silva Pereira;Bert De Boeck;Joshua C. Wood

  100
  Citations

• Genotype-independent plant transformation

  Unknown

  95
  Citations

• Distributions, ex situ conservation priorities, and genetic resource potential of crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas]

  Colin K. Khoury;Colin K. Khoury;Bettina Heider;Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez;Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez;Harold A. Achicanoy

  90
  Citations

• Multiple QTL Mapping in Autopolyploids: A Random-Effect Model Approach with Application in a Hexaploid Sweetpotato Full-Sib Population.

  Guilherme da Silva Pereira;Dorcus C Gemenet;Marcelo Mollinari;Bode A Olukolu

  87
  Citations

• Diallel analysis of sweetpotatoes for resistance to sweetpotato virus disease

  Robert O.M. Mwanga;G. Craig Yencho;James W. Moyer

  86
  Citations

• Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the USDA Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Germplasm Collections Using GBSpoly.

  Phillip A Wadl;Bode Olukolu;Bode Olukolu;Sandra E Branham;Robert Lawrence Jarret

  86
  Citations

• Resistance to Sweetpotato Chlorotic Stunt Virus and Sweetpotato Feathery Mottle Virus Is Mediated by Two Separate Recessive Genes in Sweetpotato

  R.O.M. Mwanga;A. Kriegner;J.C. Cervantes-Flores;D.P. Zhang

  78
  Citations

• Release of six sweetpotato cultivars ('NASPOT 1' to 'NASPOT 6') in Uganda

  R.O.M. Mwanga;B. Odongo;G. Turyamureeba;A. Alajo

  71
  Citations

• Glandular trichomes of Solanum berthaultii alter host preference of the Colorado potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

  G. Craig Yencho;Ward M. Tingey

  68
  Citations

• Sweetpotato ( Ipomoea batatas L.)

  Robert O. M. Mwanga;Maria I. Andrade;Edward E. Carey;Jan W. Low

  49
  Citations

• Development and Validation of a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Method for the Prediction of Acrylamide Content in French-Fried Potato

  Oluwatosin E. Adedipe;Suzanne D. Johanningsmeier;Van-Den Truong;G. Craig Yencho

  48
  Citations

• Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci and Inheritance of Root-knot Nematode Resistance in Sweetpotato

  Jim C. Cervantes-Flores;G. Craig Yencho;Kenneth V. Pecota;Bryon Sosinski

  41
  Citations

• Breeding Progress for Vitamin A, Iron and Zinc Biofortification, Drought Tolerance, and Sweetpotato Virus Disease Resistance in Sweetpotato

  Robert O. M. Mwanga;Jolien Swanckaert;Guilherme da Silva Pereira;Maria I. Andrade

  39
  Citations

• ‘NASPOT 11’, a Sweetpotato Cultivar Bred by a Participatory Plant-breeding Approach in Uganda

  Robert O.M. Mwanga;Charles Niringiye;Agnes Alajo;Benjamin Kigozi

  39
  Citations

• Linkage Mapping and QTL Analysis of Agronomic Traits in Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum)

  Per H. McCord;Bryon R. Sosinski;Kathleen G. Haynes;Mark E. Clough

  37
  Citations

• Molecular markers locate genes for resistance to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, in hybrid Solanum tuberosum x S. berthaultii potato progenies

  G. Craig Yencho;Meredith W. Bonierbale;Ward M. Tingey;Robert L. Plaisted

  34
  Citations

• Sequencing depth and genotype quality: accuracy and breeding operation considerations for genomic selection applications in autopolyploid crops.

  Dorcus C Gemenet;Dorcus C Gemenet;Hannele Lindqvist-Kreuze;Bert De Boeck;Guilherme da Silva Pereira;Guilherme da Silva Pereira

  34
  Citations

• Segregation of leptine glycoalkaloids and resistance to Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) in F2Solanum tuberosum (4x) × S. chacoense (4x) potato progenies.

  G. Craig Yencho;Stanley P. Kowalski;George G. Kennedy;Lind L. Sanford

  32
  Citations