Rabbi, I. Y.    

Firstname:I. Y. 
Surname:Rabbi 
Email:i.rabbi@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 

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Publications as Author



2025

High-throughput field screening of Cassava Brown Streak Disease resistance for efficient and cost-saving breeding selection, Sikirou, M., Adetoro, N. A., Sheat, S., Musungayi, E.*, Mungangan, R.*, Pierre, M.*, Fowobaje, K. R., Dieng, I., Bamba, Z., Rabbi, I. Y., Mushoriwa, H . and Winter, S., in: Agronomy, volume 15, number 2: 425, pages 1-15, ISSN 2073-4395, 2025. [DOI]
 
Advancements and strategies of genetic improvement in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): from conventional to genomic approaches, Xiao, L.*, Cheng, D.*, Ou, W.*, Chen, X.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Wang, W.*, Li, K.* and Yan, H.*, in: Horticulture Research, volume 12, number 3: uhae341, pages 1-20, ISSN 2662-6810, 2025. [DOI]
 
Sparse testing designs for optimizing resource allocation in multi-environment cassava breeding trials, Lubanga, N., Ifie, B. E., Persa, R., Dieng, I., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jarquin, D., in: The Plant Genome, volume 18, number 1: e20558, pages 1-13, ISSN 1940-3372, 2025. [DOI]
 
Variability for cassava root yield and yield components among half-sib cassava progenies, Codjia, E. D., Olasanmi, B.*, Udemba, I. O.* and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 39, number 3, pages 192-207, ISSN 1542-7528, 2025. [DOI]
 
DArTSNP based genetic diversity analyses in cassava (Manihote esculenta [Cranz]) genotypes sourced from different regions revealed high level of diversity within population, Abadura, N. S.*, Abebe, A. T., Rabbi, I. Y., Beyene, T. M.* and Abtew, W. G.*, in: PLoS ONE, volume 20, number 3: 0308027, pages 1-14, ISSN 1932-6203, 2025. [DOI]
 
Evaluating a cassava crop growth model by optimizing genotype-specifc parameters using multienvironment trial breeding data, Okoma, P. M., Kayondo, S. I., Rabbi, I. Y., Moreno-Cadena, L. P., Hoogenboom, G. and Jannink, J., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 16, number -: 1535058, pages 1-15, ISSN 1664-462X, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Genome-wide association study for yield and quality of granulated cassava processed product, Aghogho, C. I., Kayondo, S. I., Eleblu, J. S. Y.*, Ige, A. D., Asante, I.*, Offei, S.*, Parkes, E., Egesi, C. N.*, Mbanjo, E., Shah, T., Kulakow, P. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Plant Genome, volume 17, number -: e20469, pages 1-19, ISSN 1940-3372, 2024. [DOI]
 
Use of low cost near-infrared spectroscopy, to predict pasting properties of high quality cassava flour, Abubakar, M.*, Wasswa, P.*, Masumba, E.*, Ongom, P. O., Mkamilo, G.*, Kanju, E., Abincha, W.*, Edema, M., Sichalwe, K.*, Tukamuhabwa, P.*, Kayondo, S. I., Rabbi, I. Y. and Kulembeka, H.*, in: Scientific Reports, volume 14, number -: 17130, pages 1-8, ISSN 2045-2322, 2024. [DOI]
 
Validation of SNP markers for diversity analysis, quality control, and trait selection in a biofortified cassava population, Mbanjo, E., Ogungbesan, A. O., Agbona, A., Akpotuzor, P. A., Toyinbo, S., Iluebbey, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Peteti, P., Motomura-Wages, S., Norton, J., Zhang, X., Bohorquez-Chaux, A., Mushoriwa, H ., Egesi, C., Kulakow, P. and Parkes, E., in: Plants, volume 13, number 16: 2328, pages 1-21, ISSN 2223-7747, 2024. [DOI]
 
Development of portfolio management tools in crop breeding programs: a case study of cassava in sub-Saharan Africa, Egesi, C., Mbanjo, E., Kawuki, R.*, Teeken, B., Rabbi, I. Y., Prempeh, R. N., Jiwuba, L.*, Njoku, D.*, Kulembeka, H.*, Gwandu, F.*, Woyengo, V. W.*, Parkes, E., Ofei, R., Banda, V. R., Ntawuruhunga, P., Derera, J., Weber, S. and Kulakow, P., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 8, number -: 1322562, pages 1-13, ISSN 2571-581X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Evaluating breeding for broad versus narrow adaptation for cassava in Nigeria using stochastic simulation, Bakare, M. A., Kayondo, S. I., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: Crop Science, pages 1-14, ISSN 0011-183X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Carbon usage in yellow-fleshed Manihot esculenta storage roots shifts from starch biosynthesis to cell wall and raffinose biosynthesis via the myo-inositol pathway, Gutschker, S., Ruescher, D., Rabbi, I. Y., Rosado-Souza, L., Pommerrenig, B., Pauly, M., Robertz, S., van Doorn, A. M., Schlereth, A., Neuhaus, H. E., Fernie, A. R., Reinert, S., Sonnewald, U. and Zierer, W., in: Plant Journal, volume 119, pages 2045-2062, ISSN 0960-7412, 2024.
 

2023

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions, Eckardt, N. A., Ainsworth, E. A., Bahuguna, R. N.*, Broadley, M. R., Busch, W., Carpita, N. C., Castrillo, G., Chory, J., DeHaan, L. R., Duarte, C. M., Henry, A., Jagadish, S. V. K., Langdale, J. A., Leakey, A. D. B., Liao, J. C., Lu, K. J., McCann, M. C., McKay, J. K., Odeny, D. A., de Oliveira, E. J.*, Platten, J. D., Rabbi, I. Y., Rim, E. Y., Ronald, P. C., Salt, D. E., Shigenaga, A. M., Wang, E.*, Wolfe, M . and Zhang, X.*, in: Plant Cell, volume 35, number 1, pages 24-66, ISSN 1040-4651, 2023. [DOI]
 
Exploring genetic variability, heritability, and trait correlations in gari and eba quality from diverse cassava varieties in Nigeria, Aghogho, C. I., Kayondo, S. I., Maziya-Dixon, B., Eleblu, J. S. Y.*, Asante, I.*, Offei, S.*, Parkes, E., Smith, I. A., Adesokan, M., Abioye, R. S., Chijioke, U.*, Ogunpaimo, K., Kulakow, P., Egesi, C., Dufour, D. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pages 1-12, ISSN 0022-5142, 2023. [DOI]
 
Establishing the linkage between eba's instrumental and sensory descriptive profiles and their correlation with consumer preferences: implications for cassava breeding, Alamu, E. O., Teeken, B., Ayetigbo, O., Adesokan, M., Kayondo, S. I., Chijioke, U.*, Madu, T.*, Okoye, B.*, Bello, A. A., Njoku, D.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C., Ndjouenkeu, R.*, Bouniol, A., de Sousa, K., Dufour, D. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pages 1-13, ISSN 0022-5142, 2023. [DOI]
 
Genetic and environmental effects on processing productivity and food product yield: drudgery of women's work, Bello, A. A., Agbona, A ., Olaosebikan, O., Edughaen, G., Dufour, D., Bouniol, A., Iluebbey, P., Ndjouenkeu, R.*, Rabbi, I. Y. and Teeken, B., in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pages 1-32, ISSN 0022-5142, 2023. [DOI]
 
Scale up trials to validate modified crops' benefits, Khaipho-Burch, M., Cooper, M., Crossa, J., de Leon, N., Holland, J., Lewis, R., McCouch, S., Murray, S. C., Rabbi, I. Y., Ronald, P. C., Ross-Ibarra, J., Weigel, D. and Buckler, E. S., in: Nature, volume 621, pages 470-473, ISSN 0028-0836, 2023. [DOI]
 
Evaluation of new hybrid and farmer genotypes on processor productivity, workload and related drudgery: focus on women cassava processors, Bello, A. A., Olaosebikan, O., Okoye, B.*, Madu, T.*, Bouniol, A., Dufour, D., Adinsi, L.*, Rabbi, I. Y. and Teeken, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2023.
 
Data management in multi-disciplinary African RTB crop breeding programs, Agbona, A ., Peteti, P., Teeken, B., Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A. A., Parkes, E., Rabbi, I. Y., Mueller, L., Egesi, C. and Kulakow, P., pages 85-103, chapter 5, Springer, ISBN 978-3-031-13275-9, 2023. [DOI]
 
SNP-based marker-assisted selection for high provitamin A content in African cassava genetic background, Codjia, E. D., Olasanmi, B.*, Ugoji, C. K. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: South African Journal of Science, volume 119, number 11/12: 15115, pages 1-10, ISSN 0038-2353, 2023. [DOI]
 
Efficient sugar utilization and transition from oxidative to substrate-level phosphorylation in high starch storage roots of African cassava genotypes, Lamm, C. E., Rabbi, I. Y., Medeiros, D. B., Rosado-Souza, L., Pommerrenig, B., Dahmani, I., Ruscher, D., Hofmann, J., van Doorn, A. M., Schlereth, A., Neuhaus, H. E., Fernie, A. R., Sonnewald, U. and Zierer, W., in: Plant Journal, volume 116, number 1, pages 38-57, ISSN 0960-7412, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Predicting starch content in cassava fresh roots using near-infrared spectroscopy, Mbanjo, E., Hershberger, J. M., Peteti, P., Agbona, A ., Ikpan, A., Ogunpaimo, K., Kayondo, S. I., Abioye, R. S., Nafiu, K., Alamu, E. O., Adesokan, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Gore, M. A., Egesi, C. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 13, number -: 990250, pages 1-16, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Breedbase: a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding, Morales, N., Ogbonna, A. C., Ellebrock, B., Bauchet, G. J., Tantikanjana, T., Tecle, I. Y., Powell, A., Lyon, D ., Menda, N., Simoes, C. C., Saha, S., Hosmani, P., Flores, M., Panitz, N., Preble, R. S., Agbona, A ., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P., Peteti, P., Kawuki, R.*, Ezuma, W.*, Kanaabi, M.*, Chelangat, D. M.*, Uba, E.*, Olojede, A. O.*, Onyeka, J.*, Shah, T., Karanja, M., Egesi, C., Tufan, H. A., Agre, A. P., Asfaw, A., Jannink, J., Wolfe, M., Birkett, C. L., Waring, D. J., Hershberger, J. M., Gore, M. A., Robbins, K., Rife, T., Courtney, C., Poland, J., Arnaud, E., Laporte, M. A., Kulembeka, H.*, Salum, K.*, Mrema, E.*, Brown, A., Bayo, S., Uwimana, B., Akech, V., Yencho, C., de Boeck, B., Campos, H., Swennen, R., Edwards, J. D. and Mueller, L., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 12, number 7: jkac078, pages 1-12, ISSN 2160-1836, 2022. [DOI]
 
Validation of KASP-SNP markers in cassava germplasm for marker-assisted selection of increased carotenoid content and dry matter content, Ige, A. D., Olasanmi, B.*, Bauchet, G. J., Kayondo, S. I., Mbanjo, E., Uwugiaren, R., Motomura-Wages, S., Norton, J., Egesi, C., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Ceballos, H., Dieng, I. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 13, number -: 1016170, pages 1-17, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Genetic variability and genotype by environment interaction of two major cassava processed products in multi-environments, Aghogho, C. I., Eleblu, J. S. Y.*, Bakare, M. A., Kayondo, S. I., Asante, I.*, Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Offei, S.* and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 13, number -: 974795, pages 1-17, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Parsimonious genotype by environment interaction covariance models for cassava (Manihot esculenta), Bakare, M. A., Kayondo, S. I., Aghogho, C. I., Wolfe, M., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Egesi, C., Jannink, J. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 13, number -: 978248, pages 1-18, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Breeding schemes: what are they, how to formalize them, and how to improve them?, Covarrubias-Pazaran, G., Gebeyehu, Z.*, Gemenet, D., Werner, C., Labroo, M., Sirak, S., Coaldrake, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Kayondo, S. I., Parkes, E., Kanju, E., Mbanjo, E., Agbona, A ., Kulakow, P., Quinn, M. and Debaene, J., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 12, number : 791859, pages 1-15, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Exploring genotype by environment interaction on cassava yield and yield related traits using classical statistical methods, Bakare, M. A., Kayondo, S. I., Aghogho, C. I., Wolfe, M., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Egesi, C., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: PloS ONE, volume 17, number 7: e0268189, pages 1-24, ISSN 1932-6203, 2022. [DOI]
 
Validation of KASP markers associated with cassava mosaic disease resistance, storage root dry matter and provitamin A carotenoid contents in Ugandan cassava germplasm, Ezuma, W.*, Eyoo, O.*, Gwandu, F.*, Mukasa, S.*, Alicai, T.*, Ozimati, A.*, Nuwamanya, E.*, Rabbi, I. Y. and Kawuki, R.*, in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 13, number : 1017275, pages 1-12, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Low-cost, handheld near-infrared spectroscopy for root dry matter content prediction in cassava, Hershberger, J. M., Mbanjo, E., Peteti, P., Ikpan, A., Ogunpaimo, K., Nafiu, K., Rabbi, I. Y. and Gore, M. A., in: The Plant Phenome Journal, volume 5, number 1: e20040, pages 1-14, ISSN 2578-2703, 2022. [DOI]
 
Selection for resistance to cassava mosaic disease in African cassava germplasm using single nucleotide polymorphism markers, Codjia, E. D., Olasanmi, B.*, Agre, A. P., Uwugiaren, R., Ige, A. D. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: South African Journal of Science, volume 118, number 1-2: 11607, pages 1-7, ISSN 0038-2353, 2022. [DOI]
 
Frontline remote sensing tool to locate hidden traits in root and tuber crops, Fernando, E. A. J., Selvaraj, M., Delgado, A., Rabbi, I. Y. and Kulakow, P., in: Molecular Plant, pages 1-3, ISSN 1674-2052, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Identifying new resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease and validating markers for the CMD2 locus, Thuy, C. T. L., Lopez-Lavalle, L. A., Vu, N. A.*, Hy, N. H.*, Nhan, P. T.*, Ceballos, H., Newby, J., Tung, N. B.*, Hein, N. T.*, Tuan, L. N.*, Hung, N.*, Hanh, N. T.*, Trang, D. T.*, Ha, P. T. T.*, Ham, L. H.*, Pham, X. H.*, Quynh, D. T. N.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Zhang, X., in: Agriculture, volume 11, number 9: 829, pages 1-15, ISSN 2077-0472, 2021. [DOI]
 
Understanding cassava varietal preferences through pairwise ranking of gari-eba and fufu prepared by local farmer-processors, Teeken, B., Agbona, A ., Bello, A. A., Olaosebikan, O., Alamu, E. O., Adesokan, M., Awoyale, W., Madu, T.*, Okoye, B.*, Chijioke, U.*, Owoade, D., Okoro, M.*, Bouniol, A., Dufour, D., Hershey, C., Rabbi, I. Y., Maziya-Dixon, B., Egesi, C., Tufan, H. A. and Kulakow, P., in: International Journal of Food Science and Technology, volume 56, number 3, pages 1258-1277, ISSN 0950-5423, 2021. [DOI]
 
Conversion and validation of uniplex SNP markers for selection of resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease in Cassava breeding programs, Ige, A. D., Olasanmi, B.*, Mbanjo, E., Kayondo, S. I., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Egesi, C., Bauchet, G. J., Ng, E., Ng, N. Q., Lopez-Lavalle, L. A., Ceballos, H. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 3: 420, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and population structure of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.)Walp.] germplasm collected from Togo based on DArT markers, Gbedevi, K. M., Boukar, O., Ishikawa, H., Abe, A.*, Ongom, P. O., Unachukwu, N., Rabbi, I. Y. and Fatokun, C., in: Genes, volume 12, number 9: 1451, pages 1-14, ISSN 2073-4425, 2021. [DOI]
 
Portable spectroscopy calibration with inexpensive and simple sampling reference alternatives for dry matter and total carotenoid contents in cassava roots, Abincha, W.*, Ikeogu, U. N., Kawuki, R.*, Egesi, C., Rabbi, I. Y., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Edema, R.*, Gibson, P.* and Owor, B. E.*, in: Applied Sciences, volume 11, number -: 1714, pages 1-11, ISSN 2076-3417, 2021. [DOI]
 
Genomic mating in outbred species: predicting cross usefulness with additive and total genetic covariance matrices, Wolfe, M., Chan, A. W., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: Genetics, volume 219, number 3, pages 1-14, ISSN 0016-6731, 2021. [DOI]
 
Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa, Mbanjo, E., Rabbi, I. Y., Ferguson, M., Kayondo, S. I., Eng, N. H., Tripathi, L., Kulakow, P. and Egesi, C., in: Frontiers in Genetics, volume 11, number -: 623736, pages 1-21, ISSN 1664-8021, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

The Cassava Source-Sink project: opportunities and challenges for crop improvement by metabolic engineering, Sonnewald, U., Fernie, A. R., Gruissem, W., Schlapfer, J., Anjanappa, R. B., Chang, S. H., Ludewig, F., Rascher, U., Muller, O., van Doorn, A. M., Rabbi, I. Y. and Zierer, W., in: The Plant Journal, volume 103, number 5, pages 1655-1665, ISSN 0960-7412, 2020. [DOI]
 
Comparison of Near-infrared spectroscopy with other options for total carotenoids content phenotyping in fresh cassava roots, Abincha, W.*, Kawuki, R.*, Ikeogu, U. N., Obara, J.*, Hussin, Y.*, Egesi, C., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Parkes, E. and Owor, B., in: Journal of Scientific Agriculture, volume 4, pages 55-60, ISSN 2184-0261, 2020. [DOI]
 
Genetic characterization of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes using agro-morphological and single nucleotide polymorphism markers, Karim, K. Y.*, Ifie, B. E.*, Dzidzienyo, D. K.*, Danquah, E.*, Blay, E.*, Whyte, J., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Parkes, E., Omoigui, L., Norman, P. E.* and Iluebbey, P., in: Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, volume 26, number 2, pages 317-330, ISSN 0971-5894, 2020. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity of provitamin-A cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Sierra Leone, Kamanda, I.*, Blay, E.*, Asante, I.*, Danquah, A.*, Ifie, B. E.*, Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Conteh, A.*, Kamara, J. S.*, Mensah, H. K.*, Whyte, J. and Sesay, S.*, in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, volume 67, pages 1193-1208, ISSN 0925-9864, 2020. [DOI]
 
Genomic prediction and quantitative trait locus discovery in a cassava training population constructed from multiple breeding stages, Somo, M., Kulembeka, H.*, Mtunda, K.*, Mrema, E.*, Salum, K.*, Wolfe, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C., Kawuki, R.*, Ozimati, A.*, Lozano, R. and Jannink, J., in: Crop Science, volume 60, number 2, pages 896-913, ISSN 0011-183X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava, Yonis, B. O., Del Carpio, D. P., Wolfe, M., Jannink, J., Kulakow, P. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Scientific Reports, volume 10, number -: 8003, pages 1-12, ISSN 2045-2322, 2020. [DOI]
 
Gene expression and metabolite profiling of thirteen Nigerian cassava landraces to elucidate starch and carotenoid composition, Olayide, P., Large, A., Stridh, L., Rabbi, I. Y., Baldermann, S., Stavolone, L. and Alexandersson, E., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 3: 424, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2020. [DOI]
 
Identification of additional/novel QTL associated with resistance to cassava green mite in a biparental mapping population, Ezenwaka, L.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Onyeka, J.*, Kulakow, P. and Egesi, C., in: PloS ONE, volume 15, number 4: e0231008, pages 1-15, ISSN 1932-6203, 2020. [DOI]
 
Genome-wide association analysis reveals new insights into the genetic architecture of defensive, agro-morphological and quality-related traits in cassava, Rabbi, I. Y., Kayondo, S. I., Bauchet, G. J., Yusuf, M., Aghogho, C. I., Ogunpaimo, K., Uwugiaren, R., Smith, I. A., Peteti, P., Agbona, A ., Parkes, E., Ezenwaka, L.*, Wolfe, M., Jannink, J., Egesi, C. and Kulakow, P., in: Plant Molecular Biology, pages 1-19, ISSN 0167-4412, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

Historical introgressions from a wild relative of modern cassava improved important traits and may be under balancing selection, Wolfe, M., Bauchet, G. J., Chan, A. W., Lozano, R., Ramu, P., Egesi, C., Kawuki, R.*, Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: Genetics, pages 1-15, ISSN 0016-6731, 2019. [DOI]
 
Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Nguimkeu, P., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Haile, M. G. and Manyong, V., in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, volume 101, number 1, pages 1-16, ISSN 0002-9092, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Genomics-assisted breeding in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), Friedmann, M., Asfaw, A., Anglin, N. L., Becerra, L. A., Bhattacharjee, R., Brown, A., Carey, E., Ferguson, M., Gemenet, D., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Rabbi, I. Y., Rouard, M. and Swennen, R., in: Agriculture, volume 8, number 7, pages 1-24, ISSN 2077-0472, 2018. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection, Fatokun, C., Girma, G., Abberton, M., Gedil, M., Unachukwu, N., Oyatomi, O., Yusuf, M., Rabbi, I. Y. and Boukar, O., in: Scientific Reports, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 2018. [DOI]
 
Training population optimization for prediction of Cassava Brown Streak Disease Resistance in west African clones, Ozimati, A.*, Kawuki, R. S.*, Ezuma, W.*, Kayondo, I. S.*, Wolfe, M., Lozano, R., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 8, pages 3903-3913, ISSN 2160-1836, 2018. [DOI]
 
"Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Nguimkeu, P., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Haile, M. G. and Manyong, V., in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1, ISSN 0002-9092, 2018. [DOI]
 
Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria, Assfaw Wossen, T., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-16, ISSN 0021-857X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Cassavabase, an advantage for IITA cassava breeding program: poster, Prasad, P., Agbona, A ., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C., Parkes, E., Aina, O. and Mueller, L., Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century - GCP21, 2018.
 
Genome-wide association study of resistance to cassava green mite pest and related traits in cassava, Ezenwaka, L.*, Del Carpio, D. P., Jannink, J., Rabbi, I. Y., Danquah, E.*, Asante, I.*, Danquah, A.*, Blay, E.* and Egesi, C., in: Crop Science, volume 58, pages 1907-1918, ISSN 0011-183X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Regional heritability mapping provides insights into Dry Matter (DM) Content in African white and yellow cassava populations, Okeke, U. G., Akdemir, D., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: Plant Genome, volume 11, number 1, pages 1-18, ISSN 1940-3372, 2018.
 
Improving genomic prediction in cassava field experiments by accounting for interplot competition, Elias, A., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 8, pages 933-944, ISSN 2160-1836, 2018. [DOI]
 
Improving genomic prediction in cassava field experiments using spatial analysis, Elias, A., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 8, pages 53-62, ISSN 2160-1836, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination, Tamiru, M., Natsume, S., Takagi, Hiroki, White, B., Yaegashi, H., Shimizu, M., Yoshida, K., Uemura, A., Oikawa, K., Abe, A., Urasaki, N., Yamanaka, S., Matsumoto, R., Muranaka, S., Girma Tessema, G., Lopez-Montes, A., Gedil, M., Bhattacharjee, R., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L., Rabbi, I. Y., Tsujimura, M., Terachi, T., Haerty, W., Corpas, M., Kamoun, S., Kahl, G., Takagi, H., Asiedu, R. and Terauchi, R., in: BMC Biology, volume 15, number 86, pages 1-20, ISSN 1741-7007, 2017. [DOI]
 
Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery, Hickey, J. M., Chiurugwi, T., Mackay, I., Powell, W., Eggen, A., Kilian, A., Jones, C., Canales, C., Grattapaglia, D.*, Bassi, F., Atlin, G., Gorjanc, G., Dawson, I., Rabbi, I. Y., Ribaut, J., Rutkoski, J., Benzie, J., Lightner, J., Mwacharo, J., Parmentier, J., Robbins, K., Skot, L., Wolfe, M., Rouard, M., Clark, M., Amer, P., Gardiner, P., Hendre, P., Mrode, R., Sivasankar, S., Rasmussen, S., Groh, S., Jackson, V., Thomas, W. and Beyene, Y., in: Nature Genetics, volume 49, number 9, pages 1297-1303, ISSN 1061-4036, 2017. [DOI]
 
Prospects for genomic selection in cassava breeding, Wolfe, M., Del Carpio, D. P., Alabi, O., Ezenwaka, L.*, Ikeogu, U. N., Kayondo, I. S.*, Lozano, R., Okeke, U. G., Ozimati, A.*, Ezuma, W.*, Egesi, C., Kawuki, R. S.*, Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: Plant Genome, volume 10, number 3, pages 1-19, ISSN 1940-3372, 2017. [DOI]
 
Cassava farmers' preferences for varieties and seed dissemination system in Nigeria: gender and regional perspectives, Bentley, J. W.*, Olanrewaju, A., Madu, T.*, Olaosebikan, O., Abdoulaye, T., Assfaw Wossen, T., Manyong, V., Kulakow, P., Ayedun, B., Ojide, M., Girma Tessema, G., Rabbi, I. Y., Asumugha, G.* and Tokula, M.*, IITA Monograph, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-82-4, 2017.
 
Candidate gene sequencing and validation of SNP markers linked to carotenoid content in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Udoh, L. I., Gedil, M., Parkes, E., Kulakow, P., Adesoye, A. I.*, Nwuba, C. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Molecular Breeding, volume 37, number 10, pages 1-12, ISSN 1380-3743, 2017. [DOI]
 
The cassava monitoring survey in Nigeria: final report, Assfaw Wossen, T., Girma Tessema, G., Abdoulaye, T., Rabbi, I. Y., Olanrewaju, A., Bentley, J. W.*, Alene, A., Feleke, S., Kulakow, P., Asumugha, G.*, Abass, A., Tokula, M.* and Manyong, V., 2017.
 
Performance and dry root yield stability of improved cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) clones evaluated in diverse agroecological zones of Nigeria: proceeding/poster, Oyebode, G. O., Parkes, E., Aina, O., Rabbi, I. Y., Moshood, B. A., Agbona, A ., Iluebbey, P., Adetoro, N. A., Ikpan, A., Akoroda, M. O.* and Kulakow, P., International Society For Tropical Root Crops, 2017.
 
Cassava haplotype map highlights fixation of deleterious mutations during clonal propagation, Ramu, P., Ezuma, W.*, Kawuki, R. S.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C., Bredeson, J. V., Bart, R., Verma, J., Buckler, E. S. and Lu, F., in: Nature Genetics, pages 1-7, ISSN 1061-4036, 2017. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and population structure of Striga hermonthica populations from Kenya and Nigeria, Unachukwu, N., Menkir, A., Rabbi, I. Y., Oluoch, M., Muranaka, S., Elzein, A., Odhiambo, G. D.*, Farombi, E. O.* and Gedil, M., in: Weed Research, pages 1-10, ISSN 0043-1737, 2017. [DOI]
 
Classification of elite cassava varieties (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivated in Benin Republic using farmers' knowledge, morphological traits and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, Agre, A. P., Bhattacharjee, R., Rabbi, I. Y., Alaba, O. A., Unachukwu, N., Ayenan, M. A.*, Loko, Y.*, Bauchet, G. J. and Dansi, A.*, in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, pages 1-13, ISSN 0925-9864, 2017.
 
Accuracies of univariate and multivariate genomic prediction models in African cassava, Okeke, U. G., Akdemir, D., Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: Genetics Selection Evolution, volume 49, number 88, pages 1-10, ISSN 0999-193X, 2017. [DOI]
 
A manual for large-scale sample collection, preservation, tracking, DNA extraction, and variety identification analysis, Girma Tessema, G., Rabbi, I. Y., Olanrewaju, A., Alaba, O. A., Kulakow, P., Alabi, T. R., Ayedun, B., Abdoulaye, T., Assfaw Wossen, T. and Manyong, V., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2017.
 
Genome-wide association mapping of correlated traits in cassava: dry matter and total carotenoid content, Rabbi, I. Y., Udoh, L. I., Wolfe, M., Parkes, E., Gedil, M., Dixon, A., Ramu, P., Jannink, J. and Kulakow, P., in: Plant Genome, volume 10, number 3, pages 1-14, ISSN 1940-3372, 2017. [DOI]
 
Marker-assisted selection in cassava breeding, Rabbi, I. Y., volume 2, pages 1-16, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, ISBN 978-1786760043, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

Whole genome sequencing of White guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata): towards generating genetic and genomic tools for improvement of an African 'orphan' crop, Oli, M. T., Natsume, S., Takagi, H., Yoshida, K., Yaegashi, H., Uemura, A., Oikawa, K., Uraski, N., Matsumura, H., Babil, P., Yamanaka, S., Matsumoto, R., Muranaka, S., Girma Tessema, G., Lopez-Montes, A., Gedil, M., Bhattacharjee, R., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L., Rabbi, I. Y., Kahl, G., Takagi, H., Asiedu, R. and Terauchi, R., Abstract, p. w899, in the book of abstracts of the Plant and Animal Genome XXIV Conference January 08 - 13, San Diego, CA, 2016.
 
Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity, Bredeson, J. V., Lyons, J. B., Prochnik, S., Wu, G. A., Ha, C. M., Edsinger-Gonzales, E., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C. N.*, Nauluvula, P.*, Lebot, V., Ndunguru, J.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Bart, R., Setter, T. L., Gleadow, R. M., Kulakow, P., Ferguson, M., Rounsley, S. and Rokhsar, D. S., in: Nature Biotechnology, volume 34, pages 562-570, ISSN 1087-0156, 2016. [DOI]
 
Testing alternative methods of varietal identification using DNA fingerprinting: results of pilot studies in Ghana and Zambia, Maredia, M. K., Reyes, B., Manu-Aduening, J. A.*, Dankyi, A. A.*, Hamazakaza, P.*, Muimui, K.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P., Parkes, E., Abdoulaye, T., Katungi, E. and Raatz, B., MSU International Development working paper No. 149, 2016.
 
Breeding value for Cassava Mosaic Disease resistance analysed in a seedling nursery, Kulakow, P., Bakare, M. A., Agbona, A ., Parkes, E., Ceballos, H., Rabbi, I. Y., Olaniyo, E., Andrew, I., Iluebbey, P., Kumar, P. L. and Nokoe, K.*, Abstract in World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops (WCRTC), Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.
 
Folk taxonomy and traditional management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity in southern and central Benin, Agre, A. P.*, Gueye, B., Adjatin, A.*, Dansi, A.*, Bhattacharjee, R., Rabbi, I. Y., Dansi, M.* and Gedil, M., in: International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, volume 20, number 2, pages 500-515, ISSN 2351-8014, 2016.
 
Perspectives on the application of next-generation sequencing to the improvement of Africa's staple food crops, Gedil, M., Ferguson, M., Girma Tessema, G., Gisel, A., Stavolone, L. and Rabbi, I. Y., pages 287-321, chapter 10, Intech, ISBN 978-953-51-2240-1, 2016. [DOI]
 
Empirical validation of genetic gains from genomic selection in cassava breeding, Alabi, O., Kulakow, P., Jannink, J., Rabbi, I. Y., Wolfe, M., Tufan, H. A., Iluebbey, P., Ikpan, A. and Vernon, G.*, Abstract in World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops (WCRTC), Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.
 
Current status and prospects of molecular breeding of cowpea in sub Saharan Africa, Gedil, M., Girma Tessema, G., Fatokun, C., Rabbi, I. Y., Unachukwu, N., Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L. and Boukar, O., Abstract in the book of abstract p. 59, Pan-African Grain Legume & World Cowpea Conference, 28 February - 4 March, Livingstone, Zambia, 2016.
 
Enhancing crop gain through application of crop ontology in field breeding and genomics database, Agbona, A ., Prasad, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Mueller, L., Menda, N., Arnaud, E. and Kulakow, P., Abstract in World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops (WCRTC), Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.
 
Regulation of gene expression in the CMD2 cassava locus, Abdulsalam, T., Carluccio, A. V., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Gisel, A. and Stavolone, L., Abstract, SP-000, in the book of abstracts of the Biotic stress for Root and Tuber Crops, of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, January 18-22, Nanning, Guangxi, China, 2016.
 
Cassavabase (cassavabase.org): an integrated field breeding and genomics database enables accelerated genetic gain in cassava: proceeding (poster), Agbona, A ., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Prasad, P., Arnaud, E., Valette, L., Angelique, M., Mueller, L. and Menda, N., World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops (WCRTC), 2016.
 
Marker-based estimates reveal significant non-additive effects in clonally propagated cassava (Manihot esculenta): implications for the prediction of total genetic value and the selection of varieties, Wolfe, M., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Jannink, J., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, pages 1-41, ISSN 2160-1836, 2016. [DOI]
 
Understanding the genetic basis of cassava mosaic disease resistance through in-silico mining and experimental gene discovery, Gedil, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Gisel, A. and Stavolone, L., Abstract in World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops (WCRTC), Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.
 
Genome-wide association and prediction reveals genetic architecture of cassava mosaic disease resistance and prospects for rapid genetic improvement, Wolfe, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C. N.*, Hamblin, M., Kawuki, R. S.*, Kulakow, P., Lozano, R., Carpio, D. P., Ramu, P. and Jannink, J., in: Plant Genome, volume 9, number 2, pages 1-13, ISSN 1940-3372, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

High-resolution linkage map and chromosome-scale genome assembly for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from 10 populations, International Cassava Genetic Map Consortium, (ICGMC), Alaba, O. A., Bredeson, J. V., Egesi, C. N.*, Ezuma, W.*, Ezenwaka, L.*, Ferguson, M., Ha, C. M., Hall, M., Herselman, L.*, Ikpan, A., Kafiriti, E.*, Kanju, E., Kapinga, F.*, Karugu, A., Kawuki, R. S.*, Kimata, B.*, Kimurto, P.*, Kulakow, P., Kulembeka, H.*, Kusolwa, P.*, Lyons, J. B., Masumba, E.*, van de Merwe, A.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Myburg, A. A.*, Nwaogu, A.*, Nzuki, I.*, Olasanmi, B.*, Okogbenin, E.*, Owuoche, J. O.*, Pariyo, A.*, Prochnik, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Rokhsar, D. S., Rounsley, S., Salum, K.*, Shuaibu, K. S.*, Sichalwe, C.* and Stephen, M.*, in: G3: Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 5, number 1, pages 133-144, ISSN 2160-1836, 2015. [DOI]
 
Classification of elite cassava varieties (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivated in Benin Republic using farmers' knowledge and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, Agre, A. P.*, Bhattacharjee, R., Rabbi, I. Y. and Dansi, A.*, 2015.
 
Agromorphological characterization of elite cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars collected in Benin, Agre, A. P.*, Dansi, A.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Bhattacharjee, R., Dansi, M.*, Gedil, M., Augusto, B., Sanni, A.*, Akouegninou, A.* and Akpagana, K.*, in: International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology, volume 2, number 2, pages 1-14, ISSN 2349-8080, 2015.
 
Progress and current trends in cassava improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa by IITA and partners, Parkes, E., Rabbi, I. Y., Okechukwu, R., Kanju, E., Ferguson, M., Ntawuruhunga, P., Mahungu, N., Aina, O., Agbona, A ., Iluebbey, P., Ilona, P.+, Dixon, A. and Kulakow, P., Tropentag, 2015.
 
Tracking crop varieties using genotyping-by-sequencing markers: a case study using cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P., Manu-Aduening, J. A.*, Dankyi, A. A.*, Asibuo, J. Y.*, Parkes, E., Abdoulaye, T., Girma Tessema, G., Gedil, M., Ramu, P., Reyes, B. and Maredia, M. K., in: BMC Genetics, volume 16, number 115, pages 1-11, ISSN 1471-2156, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

solGS: a web-based tool for genomic selection, Tecle, I. Y., Edwards, J. D., Menda, N., Egesi, C. N.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Kulakow, P., Kawuki, R. S.*, Jannink, J. and Mueller, L., in: BMC Bioinformatics, volume 15, number 398, pages 1-9, ISSN 1471-2105, 2014. [DOI]
 
The effects of restriction-enzyme choice on properties of genotyping-by-sequencing libraries: a study in cassava (Manihot esculenta), Hamblin, M. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: Crop Science, volume 54, pages 1-6, ISSN 0011-183X, 2014. [DOI]
 
Genetic mapping using genotyping-by-sequencing in the clonally propagated cassava, Rabbi, I. Y., Hamblin, M., Gedil, M., Kulakow, P., Ferguson, M., Ikpan, A., Ly, D. and Jannink, J., in: Crop Science, volume 54, pages 1-13, ISSN 0011-183X, 2014. [DOI]
 
High-resolution mapping of resistance to cassava mosaic geminiviruses in cassava using genotyping-by-sequencing and its implications for breeding, Rabbi, I. Y., Hamblin, M., Kumar, P. L., Gedil, M., Ikpan, A., Jannink, J. and Kulakow, P., in: Virus Research, volume 186, pages 87-96, ISSN 0168-1702, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

Simple sequence repeats (SSR) diversity of cassava in South, East and Central Africa in relation to resistance to cassava brown streak disease, Pariyo, A., Tukamuhabwa, P.*, Baguma, Y.*, Kawuki, R. S.*, Alicai, T.*, Gibson, P. J.*, Kanju, E., Wanjala, B.*, Harvey, J., Nzuki, I., Rabbi, I. Y. and Ferguson, M., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 12, number 28, pages 4453-4464, ISSN 1684-5315, 2013. [DOI]
 
Patterns on nucleotide diversity in Meisa1 and G3PHD in wild and cultivated cassava, Beyene, D.*, Mukasa, S. B., Jansson, C., de Villiers, E., Ferguson, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Kyamanywa, S.*, Sebuliba, J.* and Baguma, Y.*, in: SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, volume 36, number 2, pages 65-72, ISSN 0379-2897, 2013.
 
Effect of different stake portions on cassava mosaic disease expression and yield of three cassava varieties under natural field infection, Smith, I. A., Aina, O., Parkes, E., Iluebbey, P., Agbona, A ., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M. and Kulakow, P., Abstract, P. 276 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Evaluation of local germplasm for agronomic performance, diseases expression and root qualities, Ayankanmi, T., Kulakow, P., Parkes, E., Rabbi, I. Y., Aina, O., Iluebbey, P. and Ikpan, A., Abstract, P. 196 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Relatedness and genotype x environment interaction affect prediction accuracies in genomic selection: a study in cassava, Ly, D., Hamblin, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Bakare, M. A., Gauch Jr., H., Okechukwu, R., Dixon, A.*, Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., in: Crop Science, volume 53, number 4, pages 1312-1325, ISSN 0011-183X, 2013. [DOI]
 
Strategies to enhance the use of inbreds and genetic diversity to produce superior cassava varieties, Okoro, P., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Egesi, C. N.*, Essie, B.*, Asante, I.*, Vernon, G.* and Iduh, J. J.*, Abstract, P. 195 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Cassavabase (cassavabase.org): an integrated field breeding and genomics database enables accelerated genetic gain in cassava, Agbona, A ., Rabbi, I. Y., Mueller, L. and Kulakow, P., Abstract, P. 311 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Response of selected cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes to root inducing hormone, IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid) under 3 growth conditions, Otukpa, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Gueye, B., Abberton, M. and Kulakow, P., Abstract, P. 236 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Genetic studies and breeding using next-generation sequencing markers in cassava, Rabbi, I. Y., Delphine, L.*, Kulakow, P., Gedil, M., Hamblin, M. and Jannink, J., Abstract, P. 314 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 

2012

Next generation cassava breeding: accelerating the rate of genetic improvement in cassava breeding, Tufan, H. A., Jannink, J., Hamblin, M., Setter, T.*, Acharya, C., Mueller, L., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Bakare, M. A., Baguma, Y.*, Kawuki, R. S.*, Pariyo, A., Egesi, C. N.*, Okogbenin, E.*, Prochnik, S. and Coffman, R., Abstract, in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Effect of different stake portions on cassava mosaic disease expression and yield of three cassava varieties under natural field infection, Smith, I. A., Aina, O., Parkes, E., Iluebbey, P., Agbona, A ., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M. and Kulakow, P., University of Agriculture (UNAAB), 2012.
 
IITA bioscience center: a platform for agri-innovation and discovery in Africa. Proceedings of the 25th annual conference of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, Bhattacharjee, R., Fasanmade, Y., Rabbi, I. Y., Amah, D., Alonge, A. and Gedil, M., The Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, 2012.
 
Assessment of multiple disease resistance in select current cassava breeding varieties in Nigeria, Okechukwu, R., Kulakow, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and Dixon, A.*, Abstract, P. 130 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28th September, 2012.
 
Training to validation population relatedness affects genomic prediction accuracy: a cassava case study, Ly, D., Hamblin, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Bakare, M. A., Okechukwu, R., Dixon, A.*, Kulakow, P. and Jannink, J., Abstract, p. 378 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23-28th September, 2012.
 
Leveraging "agrigenomics" for crop improvement, Gedil, M. and Rabbi, I. Y., in: R4D review, number 8, pages 55-57, ISSN 2071-3681, 2012.
 
Use of genomic tools to combat cassava brown streak disease in Africa, Kulembeka, H.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Mkamilo, G.*, Fregene, M.* and Ferguson, M., Abstract, in Program and Abstracts, Second Scientific Conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21-II). June 18-22, Kampala, Uganda., 2012.
 
An EST-derived SNP and SSR genetic linkage map of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Rabbi, I. Y., Kulembeka, H.*, Masumba, E.*, Marri, P. and Ferguson, M., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 125, number 2, pages 329-342, ISSN 0040-5752, 2012. [DOI]
 
Cassava improvement in the era of "agrigenomics": the road to next-generation breeding, Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Ferguson, M. and Kulakow, P., in: R4D review, number 8, pages 21-26, ISSN 2071-3681, 2012.
 
Genome-wide association study of important agronomic traits in cassava using genotyping-by-sequencing SNP data, Rabbi, I. Y., Gedil, M., Kulakow, P., Hamblin, M. and Jannink, J., Abstract, in Program and Abstracts, Second Scientific Conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21-II). June 18-22, Kampala, Uganda., 2012.
 

2011

Identification, validation and high-throughput genotyping of transcribed gene SNPs in cassava, Ferguson, M., Hearne, S., Close, T. J., Wanamaker, S., Moskal, W., Town, C. D., de Young, J., Marri, P., Rabbi, I. Y. and de Villiers, E., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, ISSN 0040-5752, 2011. [DOI]
 
Molecular markers and their application to cassava breeding: past, present and future, Ferguson, M., Rabbi, I. Y., Kim, D., Gedil, M., Lopez-Lavalle, L. A. and Okogbenin, E.*, in: Tropical Plant Biology, ISSN 1935-9756, 2011. [DOI]
 

2010

Use of genomic tools to combat cassava brown streak disease in Africa, Kulembeka, H.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Mkamilo, G.*, Fregene, M.* and Ferguson, M., Abstract presentation, 2010.
 
Experimental studies on pollen-mediated gene flow in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench using male-sterile bait plants, Rabbi, I. Y., Parzies, H.K., Kiambi, D., Haussmann, B.I.G., Folkertsma, R. and Geiger, H., in: Plant Breeding, volume 130, number 2, pages 217-224, ISSN 0179-9541, 2010. [DOI]