Fregene, M.*    

Firstname:M.* 
Surname:Fregene 
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Institute:Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja, Nigeria 
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2015

Developing Cassava Mosaic Disease resistant cassava varieties in Ghana using a marker assisted selection approach, Parkes, E., Fregene, M.*, Dixon, A.*, Okogbenin, E.*, Peprah, B. B.* and Labuschagne, M.*, in: Euphytica, volume 203, number 3, pages 549-556, ISSN 0014-2336, 2015. [DOI]
 

2013

Phenotypic approaches to drought in cassava: review, Okogbenin, E.*, Setter, T.*, Ferguson, M., Mutegi, R., Ceballos, H., Olasanmi, B.* and Fregene, M.*, in: Frontiers in Physiology, volume 4, number 93, pages 1-15, ISSN 1664-042X, 2013. [DOI]
 
Meeting supply of large volume of improved cassava stems to Nigeria farmers by IITA: challenges, approach and achievements, Okechukwu, R., Tarawali, G. and Fregene, M.*, Abstract, P. 177 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.
 
Combining ability of cassava genotypes for cassava mosaic disease and cassava bacterial blight, yield and its related components in two ecological zones in Ghana, Parkes, E., Fregene, M.*, Dixon, A.*, Peprah, B. B.* and Labuschagne, M.*, in: Euphytica, volume 194, number 1, pages 13-24, ISSN 0014-2336, 2013. [DOI]
 

2012

Diallel analysis of field resistance to brown streak disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) landraces from Tanzania, Kulembeka, H.*, Ferguson, M., Herselman, L.*, Kanju, E., Mkamilo, G.*, Masumba, E.*, Fregene, M.* and Labuschagne, M.*, in: Euphytica, volume 187, number 2, pages 277-288, ISSN 0014-2336, 2012. [DOI]
 
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.
 

2011

Phenotyping cassava for adaptation to drought, Okogbenin, E.*, Setter, T.*, Ferguson, M., Mutegi, R., Alves, A., Ceballos, H. and Fregene, M.*, pages 395-410, chapter 11.3.1, CGIAR Generational Challenge Programme, ISBN 978-970-648-178-8, 2011.
 
The BioCassava Plus Program: biofortification of cassava for sub-Saharan Africa., Sayre, R., Beeching, J., Cahoon, E. B., Fauquet, C., Fellman, J., Fregene, M.*, Gruissem, W., Mallowa, S.*, Manary, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mbanaso, A.*, Schachtman, D., Siritunga, D., Taylor, N., Vanderschuren, H. and Zhang, P., in: Annual Review of Plant Biology, volume 62, pages 251-272, ISSN 1543-5008, 2011. [DOI]
 

2010

Application of molecular marker-assisted selection in breeding for improved farmer/market preferred cassava varieties in Tanzania, Kullaya, A.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Mtunda, K.*, Kulembeka, H.*, Masumba, E.*, Marandu, E.*, Kanju, E., Ferguson, M., Ospina, C.*, Marin, E. J.*, Santos, L. G.*, Barrera, E.*, Morante, N., Ceballos, H., Jarvis, A., Tohme, J. and Fregene, M.*, in: Root and tuber crops for poverty alleviation through science and technology for sustainable development: proceedings of the 10th symposium of ISTRC-AB held from 8-12 October, 2007 in Maputo, Mozambique, pages 324-331, ISTRC-AB, 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.
 

2008

Breeding for better cassava in Uganda, Kawuki, R. S.*, Ssemakula, G., Orone, J.*, Oba, J., Majara, C., Mwanga, R.*, Baguma, Y.*, Pariyo, A., Alicai, T.*, Omongo, C. A., Ntawuruhunga, P., Labuschagne, N.*, Herselman, L.*, Ferguson, M., Edema, M., Okori, P., Nuwamanya, E., Amuge, T., Kashub, S., Fregene, M.* and Bua, A.*, in: Global Cassava Partnership-First Scientific Meeting: Cassava Meeting the challenges of the New Millennium, 21 - 25 July, 2008, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, pages 102, 2008.
 
Cassava improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: contributions of IITA and its partners, Dixon, A., Okechukwu, R., Ssemakula, G., Hanna, R., Thresh, J. M., Hughes, J., Ingelbrecht, I., Fregene, M.*, Legg, J., Mahungu, N., Nweke, F., Ntawuruhunga, P., Fauquet, C., Manyong, V., Neuenschwander, P., Whyte, J., Wydra, K., Asiedu, R., Egesi, C. N.*, Bandyopadhyay, R., Winter, S., Tarawali, G., Bokanga, M., Ezedinma, C., Sanni, L., Ferguson, M., Ogbe, F., Akoroda, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Ilona, P., Ekanayake, I. J., Ariyo, O., Onyeka, J.*, Otim-Nape, G.*, Dahniya, M. T., Ortiz, R., Hahn, S. K. and Hartmann, P., 2008.
 

2006

Cassava, Lokko, Y., Okogbenin, C., Mba, C., Raji, A. and Fregene, M.*, volume 3, pages 249-266, chapter 12, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3540345152, 2006.
 
Assessment of genetic diversity among African cassava Manihot esculenta Grantz accessions resistant to the cassava mosaic virus disease using SSR markers, Lokko, Y., Dixon, A., Offei, S.*, Danquah, E.* and Fregene, M.*, in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, volume 53, number 7, pages 1441-1453, 2006.
 

2004

Genetic diversity of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ghana using SSR markers, Okai, E., Otoo, J., Kresovich, S., Michelle, S., Labuschagne, M.* and Fregene, M.*, in: Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network, 8-14 March 2004, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 2004.
 
Assessment of Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) diversity of cassava landraces in Nigeria, Raji, A., Martin, J., Eke-Okoro, O. N.*, Buitrago, C. and Fregene, M.*, in: Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network, 8-14 March, 2004 at CIAT, Cali, Colombia, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 2004.
 
Genetic diversity among different sources of resistance to the cassava mosaic virus disease using SSR markers, Lokko, Y., Offei, S.*, Danquah, E.* and Fregene, M.*, in: Book of Abstracts, 9th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch, 31 October-5 November 2004, Mombasa, Kenya, 2004.
 
Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) of host-plant resistance to the cassava mosaic disease (CMD), Fregene, M.*, Matsumura, H., Akano, A., Dixon, A. and Terauchi, R., in: Plant Molecular Biology, volume 56, pages 563-571, 2004.
 
Simple sequence repeat diversity of local cassava varieties from Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone: lessons from genetic diversity and differentiation of a vegetatively propagated crop in a secondary center of diversity, Fregene, M.*, Kulaya, A., Suarez, C., Montes, L., Azurdia, C., Raji, B., Okai, E., Kizito, F., Gullberg, U., Castelblanco, W, Gutierrez, J and Buitrago, C., in: Book of Abstracts of the Nighth Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops - Africa Branch, 31 October-5 November 2004, Mombasa, Kenya, 2004.
 

2003

Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop, Fregene, M.*, Suarez, M., Mkumbira, J., Kulembeka, H.*, Ndedya, E., Kulaya, A., Mitchel, S., Gullberg, U., Rosling, H., Dixon, A., Dean, R. and Kresovich, S., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 107, pages 1083-1093, 2003. [DOI]
 

2002

Genetic mapping of a dominant gene conferring resistance to cassava mosaic disease, Akano, A., Dixon, A., Mba, C., Barrera, E.* and Fregene, M.*, in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 105, pages 521-525, 2002.
 
Marker assisted selection deployment of the novel cassava mosaic disease resistance gene (CMD2) in African cassava gene pools, Ariyo, O., Morante, N., Ceballos, H. and Fregene, M.*, in: Proceedings, Entebbe, Uganda, 2002.
 

2001

Advances in breeding for resistance to cassava mosaic disease in sub-Saharan Africa, Whyte, J., Mahungu, N., Khizzah, B., Fregene, M.*, Akano, A. and Gedil, M., pages 15, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2001.
 
Light as a crucial factor for the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Latin America and African cassava cultivars, Akano, A., Fregene, M.*, Dixon, A., Taylor, N. and Fauquet, C., in: Book of Abstracts of the Fifth International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network, 4-9 Nov. St. Louis, Missouri, USA, pages S7-2, 2001.
 
Progress towards cloning the single dominant gene conferring immunity to cassava mosaic disease, Fregene, M.*, Matsumura, H., Akano, A. and Terauchi, R., pages S5-09, 2001.
 
Genetic differentiation in cassava ( Manihot esculenta) landraces as assessed by simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, Fregene, M.*, Suarez, M., Mkumbira, J., Kulembeka, H.*, Ndedya, E., Kulaya, A., Mitchel, S., Gullberg, U., Rosling, H. and Kresovich, S., pages S4-02, 2001.
 

2000

AFLP analysis of African cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm resistant to cassava mosaic disease (CMD), Fregene, M.*, Bernal, A.*, Duque, M., Dixon, A. and Tohme, J., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 100, pages 678-685, 2000.
 

1994

Variability of chloroplast DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its wild relatives, Fregene, M.*, Vargas, J., Ikea, J., Angel, F., Thome, J., Asiedu, R., Akoroda, M. and Roca, W., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 89, pages 719-727, 1994.