Girma Tessema, G.    

Firstname:G. 
Surname:Girma Tessema 
Email:g.tessema@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 

24 publications (0 read)





Publications as Author



2021

Simple sequence repeat-based mini-core collection for white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) germplasm, Pachakkil, B., Yamanaka, S., Girma Tessema, G., Matsumoto, R., Tamiru-Oli, M., Bhattacharjee, R., Abberton, M., Muranaka, S., Asiedu, R., Terauchi, R. and Takagi, H., in: Crop Science, pages 1-12, ISSN 0011-183X, 2021. [DOI]
 

2019

Identification of candidate flowering and sex genes in white Guinea yam (D. rotundata Poir.) by SuperSAGE transcriptome profiling, Girma Tessema, G., Natsume, S., Carluccio, A., Takagi, Hiroki, Matsumura, H., Uemura, A., Muranaka, S., Takagi, Hiroko, Stavolone, L., Gedil, M., Spillane, C., Terauchi, R. and Tamiru, M., in: PloS ONE, volume 14, number 9: e0216912, pages 1-18, ISSN 1932-6203, 2019. [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]
 
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.
 
Molecular Characterization of IITA Maize Inbred Lines Resistant to Striga hermonthica using SNP Markers, Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Meseka, S. K., Unachukwu, N., Farinola, A. and Girma Tessema, G., Abstract/Poster (p.0093) in Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIV January 14-18, San Diego, CA, 2017.
 
Genetic diversity of tropical maize inbred lines combining resistance to Striga hermonthica with drought tolerance using SNP markers, Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Unachukwu, N., Meseka, S. K., Farinola, A., Girma Tessema, G. and Gedil, M., in: Plant Breeding, volume 136, number 3, pages 338-343, ISSN 0179-9541, 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.
 
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.
 
Re-defining the yam (Dioscorea spp.) core collection using morphological traits, Girma Tessema, G., Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Gueye, B., Ofodile, S., Franco, J.* and Abberton, M., in: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, pages 1-8, ISSN 1479-2621, 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.
 
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]
 
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.
 
DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea, Girma Tessema, G., Spillane, C. and Gedil, M., in: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, volume 54, number 3, pages 228-237, ISSN 1674-4918, 2016. [DOI]
 

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]
 
Unavailability of wild relatives, Emshwiller, E., Calberto-Sanchez, G., Girma Tessema, G., Jansky, S., Sardos, J., Staver, C., Stoddard, F. L. and Roux, N., pages 222-247, chapter 13, Wiley, ISBN 978-1-118-85433-4, 2015. [DOI]
 
Morphological, SSR and ploidy analysis of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions for utilization of aerial tubers as planting materials, Girma Tessema, G., Gedil, M. and Spillane, C., in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, pages 1-15, ISSN 0925-9864, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

Next-generation sequencing based genotyping, cytometry and phenotyping for understanding diversity and evolution of guinea yams, Girma Tessema, G., Hyma, K. E., Asiedu, R., Mitchell, S. E., Gedil, M. and Spillane, C., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 127, pages 1783-1794, ISSN 0040-5752, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

EDITS-Yam: a collaborative research project on the "use of genomic information and molecular tools for yam germplasm utilization and improvement for West Africa", Takagi, H., Terauchi, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Yamanaka, S., Ishizaki, T., Tamiru, M., Natsume, S., Takagi, Hiroki, Babil, P. K., Matsumoto, R., Yamamoto, K., Girma Tessema, G., Gueye, B., Bhattacharjee, R., Muranaka, S., Abberton, M. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, P. 116 in the program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Whole-genome sequencing-based analysis of diversity in Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) breeding materials: a preliminary result, Tamiru, M., Natsume, S., Takagi, Hiroki, Babil, P. K., Yamanaka, S., Lopez-Montes, A., Gedil, M., Bhattacharjee, R., Girma Tessema, G., Takagi, H., Asiedu, R. and Terauchi, R., Abstract in First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Diversity studies on Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) for utilization of genetic resources, Yamanaka, S., Babil, P. K., Matsumoto, R., Oli, M. T., Girma Tessema, G., Bhattacharjee, R., Gueye, B., Abberton, M., Lopez-Montes, A., Muranaka, S., Terauchi, R. and Takagi, H., Abstract, P. 28 in the program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 

2012

Diversity study on yam genetic resources in the "EDITS-Yam" project, Yamanaka, S., Oli, M. T., Babil, P. K., Girma Tessema, G., Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Matsumoto, R., Muranaka, S., Gedil, M., Terauchi, R. and Takagi, H., Abstract, P.95 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28th September, 2012.
 
Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects, Lopez-Montes, A., Bhattacharjee, R. and Girma Tessema, G., in: R4D Review, number 8, pages 27-30, ISSN 2071-3681, 2012.
 
Improvement of accession distinctiveness as an added value to the global worth of the yam (Dioscorea spp) genebank, Girma Tessema, G., Korie, S., Dumet, D. and Franco, J., in: International Journal of Conservation Science, volume 3, number 3, pages 199-206, ISSN 2067-533X, 2012.
 

2010

Safeguarding wild rice species: genetic diversity analysis to conserve wild rice species as a future source of novel traits, Girma Tessema, G., LAP LAMBERT, ISBN 978-3838396835, 2010.