Glycaemic responses to foods reflect the balance between glucose loading into, and its clearance from, the blood. Current in vitro methods for glycaemic analysis do not take into account the key role of glucose disposal. The present study aimed to develop a food intake-sensitive method for measuring the glycaemic impact of food quantities usually consumed, as the difference between release of g...

Genetic enhancement of cassava aimed at increasing production and productivity through the provision of broad-based improved germplasm is a major goal for Cassava breeders. At IITA, Nigeria, eighteen varieties comprising twelve landraces and six broad-based and improved varieties were evaluated at four locations in 3 years in a randomized complete block design in four replicates to determine va...

Abstract A total of 24 oat genotypes were evaluated across 9 environments using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. The combined analysis variance indicated that grain yield was significantly affected by genotype, environment, and genotype environment interaction (GEI). environment's main effect explained 44.62% the variation, whereas GEI captured 28.84% 26.54%, respectively...

Germline Gene Editing (GGE) has enormous potential both as a research tool and a therapeutic intervention. While other types of gene editing are relatively uncontroversial, GGE has been strongly resisted. In this article, we analyse the ethical arguments for and against pursuing GGE by allowing and funding its development. We argue there is a strong case for pursuing GGE for the prevention of d...

Intermittent drought and an incidence of grain mold disease are the two major constraints affecting sorghum production productivity. The study aimed at developing drought-tolerant varieties possessing a high protein content tolerance to with stable performance using additive main effects multiplicative interaction (AMMI) genotype × environment (GGE) biplot methods. Systematic hybridization amon...

In the Mediterranean Basin, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major staple crop, yield performance of which can vary dramatically based on pedo-climatic conditions and genotype. Hence, dissecting genotype × environment interaction (GEI) in this region mandatory for setup high-yielding stable genotypes, also considering its importance local breeding development protected geographical identifica...