Okwuonu, I. C.*    

Firstname:I. C.* 
Surname:Okwuonu 
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Institute:National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria 
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Publications as Author



2025

PlantGENE report on panel discussion: advancing plant biotechnology in Africa, Malzahn, A. A., Songstad, N., Tripathi, L., Okwuonu, I. C.*, Sithole-Niang, I.*, Runo, S.*, Wagaba, H.*, Kouassi, M., Kaeppler, H., Gordon-Kamm, W., Lee, K., Parrott, W., Taylor, N., Rogers, C., Gaffney, J., Van Eck, J. and Veena, V., in: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, pages 1-10, ISSN 1054-5476, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors, Itam, M. O., Iohannes, S. D., Albertsen, M., Andrade, M., Bor, G. A.*, Atta-Krah, K., Bertram, R., Danquah, E.*, Horvath, D. M., Jones, T., Mugehu, E., Okwuonu, I. C.*, Ooko-Ombaka, A.*, Roberts, R. J., Slamet-Loedin, I.*, Tripathi, L., Ubi, B. E., Varshney, R. K., Venturi, V., Wagaba, H.*, Zeigler, R. and Krainer, K. M. C., in: Nature Plants, volume 10, pages 1-4, ISSN 2055-026X, 2024. [DOI]
 

2022

Current and future advances in genomics-assisted cassava breeding, Abah, S. P.*, Ezenwaka, L.*, Njoku, D.*, Okwuonu, I. C.*, Onyeka, T. J.* and Egesi, C., pages 29-47, chapter 4, CRC Press, ISBN 978-03677-6695-5, 2022. [DOI]
 
Advances on engineering cassava for food and nutrition sec in the 21st century, Okereke, N. R.*, Okwuonu, I. C.*, Onyeka, T. J.*, Egesi, C. and Popoola, A. R.*, pages 13-27, chapter 3, CRC Press, ISBN 978-03677-6695-5, 2022. [DOI]
 
Genome engineering: a new frontier for improving root and tuber crops, Okwuonu, I. C.*, Obidiegwu, J., Onyeka, T. J.* and Egesi, C., pages 49-68, chapter 5, CRC Press, ISBN 978-03677-6695-5, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Opportunities and challenges for biofortification of cassava to address iron and zinc deficiency in Nigeria, Okwuonu, I. C.*, Narayanan, N. N., Egesi, C. and Taylor, N., in: Global Food Security, volume 28, number -: 100478, pages 1-9, ISSN 2211-9124, 2021. [DOI]