Franco, J.    

Firstname:J. 
Surname:Franco 
Email:j.franco@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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Publications as Author



2015

Genetic diversity of tropical early-maturing maize inbreds and their performance in hybrid combinations under drought and optimum growing conditions, Oyekunle, M.*, Badu-Apraku, B., Hearne, S. and Franco, J., in: Field Crops Research, volume 170, pages 55-65, ISSN 0378-4290, 2015. [DOI]
 

2013

Cryopreservation for the 'in perpetuity' conservation of yam and cassava genetic resources, Dumet, D., Diebiru, E., Adeyemi, A., Akinyemi, O., Gueye, B. and Franco, J., in: CryoLetters, volume 34, number 2, pages 107-118, ISSN 0143-2044, 2013.
 

2012

Relative changes in genetic variability and correlations in an early-maturing maize population during recurrent selection, Badu-Apraku, B., Akinwale, R., Fakorede, M.*, Oyekunle, M. and Franco, J., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 125, number 6, pages 1289-1301, ISSN 0040-5752, 2012. [DOI]
 
Ploidy level, morphological traits and secondary metabolite profile of Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax., to determine breeding strategy, Adaramola, T. F.*, Lopez-Montes, A., Sonibare, M. A.*, Sartie, A. M., Franco, J., Albach, D. C. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, P.167 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Establishment of a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) core collection based on agro-morphological descriptors, Bhattacharjee, R., Dumet, D., Ilona, P., Soyode, F. and Franco, J., in: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, volume 10, number 2, pages 119-127, ISSN 1479-2621, 2012. [DOI]
 
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.
 
New approaches for quantifying carotenoids content in cassava roots, Sanchez, T., Morante, N., Ceballos, H., Franco, J., Kulakow, P., Maroya, N. and Zum Felde, T., in: Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops and the Challenges of Globalization and Climate Changes. Proceedings of the 11th triennial Symposium of the ISTRC-AB, 4 to 8 October 2010, pages 493-499, ISTRC-AB, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012.
 
Genetic and phenotypic diversity in a germplasm working collection of cultivated tropical yams (Dioscorea spp.), Sartie, A. M., Asiedu, R. and Franco, J., in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, pages 1-15, ISSN 0925-9864, 2012. [DOI]
 
Assessment of reliability of secondary traits in selecting for improved grain yield in drought and low-nitrogen environments, Badu-Apraku, B., Akinwale, R.*, Franco, J. and Oyekunle, M., in: Crop Science, volume 52, number 5, pages 2050-2062, ISSN 0011-183X, 2012. [DOI]
 
Identification of duplicate accessions in cassava and yam germplasm collection using microsatellite markers, Bhattacharjee, R., Thiemele, D., Franco, J., Owoeye, T., Nwagbara, V. and Dumet, D., Abstract, in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Protein and mineral composition in grains of elite cowpea lines, Boukar, O., Muranaka, S., Franco, J. and Fatokun, C., in: Innovative research along the cowpea value chain: proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science, held in Saly, Senegal, 27 September -1 October 2010, pages 88-99, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012.
 
Evaluating consistency of resistance reactions of open-pollinated maize cultivars to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth under artificial infestation, Menkir, A., Franco, J., Adepoju, A. and Bossey, B., in: Crop Science, volume 52, number 3, pages 1051-1060, ISSN 0011-183X, 2012. [DOI]
 
Phenotypic analysis of tuber yield- and maturity-related traits in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata), Sartie, A. M., Franco, J. and Asiedu, R., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 11, number 17, pages 3964-3975, ISSN 1684-5315, 2012. [DOI]
 

2011

Gene flow among different teosinte taxa and into the domesticated maize gene pool, Warburton, M., Wilkes, G., Taba, S., Charcosset, A., Mir, C., Dumas, F., Madur, D., Dreisigacker, S., Bedoya, C., Prasanna, B. M., Xie, C. X.*, Hearne, S. and Franco, J., in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, volume Published online, ISSN 0925-9864, 2011. [DOI]
 
In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus, Van Dessel, P., Coyne, D., Dubois, T., De Waele, D. and Franco, J., in: Nematropica, volume 41, number 2, pages 154-160, ISSN 0099-5444, 2011.
 
Genome wide selection- moving breeding for Striga tolerance into the genomics era., Hearne, S., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Franco, J., Abstract (Poster) in the proceedings of the 11th World Congress on parasitic plants, 7 - 12 June, Martina Franca, Italy, 2011.
 
Evaluation of cowpea germplasm lines for protein and mineral concentrations in grains, Boukar, O., Massawe, F., Muranaka, S., Franco, J., Maziya-Dixon, B., Singh, B. and Fatokun, C., in: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, volume 9, number 4, pages 515-522, ISSN 1479-2621, 2011. [DOI]
 
Analysis of tuber yield- and maturity- related traits in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.), Sartie, A. M., Franco, J. and Asiedu, R., in: Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, volume 1, pages 311-322, ISSN 1939-1250, 2011.
 

2010

Evaluation of cowpea germplasm lines for minerals and protein content in grains: Proceedings of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, Boukar, O., Massawe, F., Muranaka, S., Franco, J., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Fatokun, C., 2010.
 
Identification of duplicate accessions in cassava and yam germplasm collection using microsatellite markers, Bhattacharjee, R., Thiemele, D., Franco, J., Alabi, T. R. and Dumet, D., Abstract (Poster) in Book of Abstracts of the 11th Triennial Symposium of ISTRC-AB, held at Memling Hotel, Kinshasa. 4-8 October, 2010.
 
Analysis of genetic structure and diversity among lowland and mid-altitude adapted maize inbred lines with AFLP markers, Menkir, A., Gedil, M. and Franco, J., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 8, number 3-4, pages 926-932, ISSN 1459-0255, 2010.
 
Optimal units of selection-how many plants are representative of diversity in collections of cowpea landrace accessions: Proceedings of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, Hearne, S., Franco, J. and Magembe, E., in: Innovative research along the cowpea value chain: proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in the cowpea vlue chain through advancement in science, held in Saly, Senegal, 27 September - 1 October 2010, pages 105-111, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2010.
 
Hierarchical Multiple-Factor Analysis for Classifying Genotypes Based on Phenotypic and Genetic Data, Franco, J., Crossa, J. and Desphande, S., in: Crop Science, volume 50, pages 105-117, ISSN 0011-183X, 2010.