Lopez-Montes, A.    

Firstname:A. 
Surname:Lopez-Montes 
Email:a.lopez-montes@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2024

An improved phenotyping method for evaluation of yam (Dioscorea spp.) resistance to nematodes belonging to the Genera Meloidogyne and Scutellonema, Kolombia, Y. A., Kumar, P. L., Lopez-Montes, A., Claudius-Cole, A. O., Maroya, N., Viaene, N., Bert, W. and Coyne, D., in: Plants, volume 13, number 9: 1175, pages 1-14, ISSN 2223-7747, 2024. [DOI]
 

2022

Chromosome evolution and the genetic basis of agronomically important traits in greater yam, Bredeson, J. V., Lyons, J. B., Oniyinde, I. O., Okereke, N. R.*, Kolade, O., Nnabue, I.*, Nwadili, C. O.*, Hřibová, E., Parker, M., Nwogha, J.*, Shu, S., Carlson, J., Kariba, R., Muthemba, S., Knop, K., Barton, G. J., Sherwood, A. V., Lopez-Montes, A., Asiedu, R., Jamnadass, R., Muchugi, A., Goodstein, D., Egesi, C., Featherston, J., Asfaw, A., Simpson, G. G., Doležel, J., Hendre, P., Van Deynze, A., Kumar, P. L., Obidiegwu, J.*, Bhattacharjee, R. and Rokhsar, D. S., in: Nature Communications, volume 13, number 1: 2001, pages 1-16, ISSN 2041-1723, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Chromosome evolution and the genetic basis of agronomically important traits in greater yam, Bredeson, J. V., Lyons, J. B., Oniyinde, I. O., Okereke, N. R.*, Kolade, O., Nnabue, I.*, Nwadili, C., Hřibová, E., Parker, M., Nwogha, J.*, Shu, S., Carlson, J., Kariba, R., Muthemba, S., Knop, K., Barton, G. J., Sherwood, A. V., Lopez-Montes, A., Asiedu, R., Jamnadass, R., Muchugi, A., Goodstein, D., Egesi, C., Featherston, J., Asfaw, A., Simpson, G. G., Doležel, J., Hendre, P., Van Deynze, A., Kumar, P. L., Obidiegwu, J.*, Bhattacharjee, R. and Rokhsar, D. S., in: bioRxiv, pages 1-36, ISSN 2692-8205, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

Genotyping-by-sequencing to unlock genetic diversity and population structure in white yam (dioscorea rotundata poir.), Bhattacharjee, R., Agre, A. P., Bauchet, G. J., De Koeyer, D ., Lopez-Montes, A., Kumar, P. L., Abberton, M., Adebola, P. O., Asfaw, A. and Asiedu, R., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 9: 1437, pages 1-16, ISSN 0002-1962, 2020. [DOI]
 

2018

An EST-SSR based genetic linkage map and identification of QTLs for anthracnose disease resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.), Bhattacharjee, R., Nwadili, C., Saski, C. A., Agre, A. P., Scheffler, B. E., Augusto, J., Lopez-Montes, A., Onyeka, T. J.*, Kumar, P. L. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: PLoS ONE, volume 13, number 10:e0197717, pages 1-16, ISSN 1932-6203, 2018. [DOI]
 
Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria, Enesi, R., Hauser, S., Lopez-Montes, A. and Osonubi, O.*, in: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, volume 64, number 7, pages 953-966, ISSN 0365-0340, 2018. [DOI]
 
Carotenoid profiling of yams: Clarity, comparisons and diversity, Price, E. J., Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A. and Fraser, P. D., in: Food Chemistry, volume 259, pages 130-138, ISSN 0308-8146, 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]
 
Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes, Price, E. J., Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A. and Fraser, P. D., in: Metabolomics, volume 13, number 144, pages 1-12, ISSN 1573-3882, 2017. [DOI]
 
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.
 
An EST-SSR based genetic linkage map of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and identification of QTL (s) for anthracnose disease: proceeding (poster), Bhattacharjee, R., Nwadili, C., Saski, C. A., Scheffler, B. E., Onyeka, J.*, Augusto, J., Lopez-Montes, A., Asiedu, R., Kumar, P. L. and Bandyopadhyay, R., 2016.
 
Comparative reliability of screening parameters for anthracnose resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata), Nwadili, C., Augusto, J., Bhattacharjee, R., Atehnkeng, J., Lopez-Montes, A., Onyeka, T. J.*, Kumar, P. L., Asiedu, R. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Plant Disease, pages 1-8, ISSN 0191-2917, 2016. [DOI]
 
Progress on the genome characterisation of D. alata, White, B. H., Bhattacharjee, R., Verweij, W., Lopez-Montes, A., Kumar, P. L., Kamoun, S. and Corpas, M., Abstract, p. w901 in the book of abstracts of the Plant and Animal Genome XXIV Conference January 08 - 13, San Diego, CA, 2016.
 
In vitro regeneration of yam species crossing (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through ovule culture: proceeding (poster), Saini, H., Kashihara, Y., Adeleke, T., Lopez-Montes, A. and Asiedu, R., World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops (WCRTC), 2016.
 
Advanced omic technologies for genetic enhancement of yam (Dioscorea spp.), Bhattacharjee, R., Tripathi, L., Lopez-Montes, A., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L., Dekoyer, D. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, p. w900 in the book of abstracts of the Plant and Animal Genome XXIV Conference January 08 - 13, San Diego, CA, 2016.
 
Interspecific crossing between yam species (Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea bulbifera) through in vitro ovule culture, Saini, H., Kashihara, Y., Lopez-Montes, A. and Asiedu, R., in: American Journal of Plant Sciences, volume 7, number 8, pages 1268-1274, ISSN 2158-2742, 2016. [DOI]
 
AfricaYam - a project to strengthen yam breeding in west Africa, De Koeyer, D., Lopez-Montes, A., Asfaw, A., Bhattacharjee, R., Abberton, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Kumar, P. L. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, S13-04 in the Book of Abstracts, World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, China, 2016., 2016.
 
Advanced genomic technologies for genetic enhancement of yam (dioscorea spp.): proceeding (poster), Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L., De Koeyer, D. and Asiedu, R., World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, 2016.
 

2015

Development of genomic simple sequence repeat markers for yam, Tamiru, M., Yamanaka, S., Mitsuoka, C., Babil, P. K., Takagi, Hiroki, Lopez-Montes, A., Sartie, A. M., Asiedu, R. and Terauchi, R., in: Crop Science, volume 55, pages 1-10, ISSN 0011-183X, 2015. [DOI]
 
Advanced technologies for genetic enhancement of Yam, Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, p. 385 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18, 2015.
 

2014

The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes, Seal, S., Turaki, A., Muller, E., Kumar, P. L., Kenyon, L., Filloux, D., Galzi, S., Lopez-Montes, A. and Iskra-Caruana, M. L., in: Virus Research, volume 186, pages 144-154, ISSN 0168-1702, 2014. [DOI]
 
Yam improvement for income and food security in west Africa: effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team-work, Maroya, N., Asiedu, R., Kumar, P. L., Mignouna, D., Lopez-Montes, A., Kleih, U. K., Phillips, D., Ndiame, F.*, Ikeorgu, J.* and Otoo, E.*, in: Journal of Root Crops, volume 40, number 1, pages 85-92, ISSN 0378-2409, 2014.
 
Project description: Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa; YIIFSWA working paper series No. 1, Maroya, N., Asiedu, R., Kumar, P. L., Lopez-Montes, A., Orchard, J. and Ndiame, F.*, YIIFSWA working paper series, 2014.
 

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.
 
Strategies for the production of virus-free yam, Kumar, P. L., Gueye, B., Oyelami, O., Owati, A., Nkere, C., Leke, W., Aighewi, B., Lopez-Montes, A. and Abberton, M., Abstracts, P. 69 in 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, Accra Ghana., 2013.
 
Virus threats to cassava and yam in sub-Saharan Africa: new insights on controlling old nemesis (ABSTRACT), Kumar, P. L., Hanna, R., Seal, S., Nkere, C., Maruthi, M. N., Kulakow, P., Lopez-Montes, A., Gueye, B., Abberton, M. and Legg, J., Abstract in papers of the International Confernece on Tropical Roots and Tubers for Sustainable Livelihood under changing agro-climate (ICTRT) 9-12 July, Hotel Mascot, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 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.
 
Effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team work for yam value chain research for development in West Africa, Maroya, N., Asiedu, R., Kumar, P. L., Mignouna, D., Lopez-Montes, A., Kleih, U. K., Phillips, D., Ndiame, F.*, Ikeorgu, J.* and Otoo, E.*, Abstract in P. 261 in Abstract of papers of the International Confernece on Tropical Roots and Tubers for Sustainable Livelihood under changing agro-climate (ICTRT) 9-12 July 2013, Hotel Mascot, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 2013.
 
Screening of F1 mapping population of yam (Dioscorea alata) for resistance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) in the screenhouse and field, Nwadili, C., Bandyopadhyay, R., Bhattacharjee, R., Augusto, J., Lopez-Montes, A. and Onyeka, T. J.*, Abstract in First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
DNA fingerprinting of yam cultivars from Nigeria and Ghana using microsatellite markers, Bhattacharjee, R., Ogedengbe, O., Lopez-Montes, A., Ikeorgu, J.*, Chamba, E.*, Otoo, E.* and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 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.
 
Developing diagnostics to detect badnavirus and endogenous pararetrovirus DNA sequences in West African yam breeding lines, Turaki, A., Kumar, P. L., Lopez-Montes, A., Bomer, M., Silva, G. and Seal, S., Abstracts, P. 65 in 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, Accra Ghana., 2013.
 
Application of advanced genomic technologies to accelerate yam breeding (ABSTRACT), Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Abberton, M. and Asiedu, 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.
 
Modernizing yam breeding for rapid development and deployment of varieties with farmer and consumer preferred traits for value addition and improved food and income security, Lopez-Montes, A., Bhattacharjee, R., Abberton, M. and Asiedu, 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.
 

2012

Pressure resistance of yam starches, Yamamoto, K., Hirose, M., Furuya, M., Matsuki, J., Hatta, T., Yoshihashi, T., Shiwachi, H ., Babajide, J. M.*, Lopez-Montes, A. and Takagi, H., Abstract, of paper Presented at the workshop on "Advanced Nonthermal Processing in Food Technology: effects on quality and shelf life of food and beverages, 7-10 May, 2012.
 
Progress in yam genome sequencing and its potential applications, Tamiru, M., Natsume, S., Mitsuoka, C., Takagi, H., Babil, P. K., Gedil, M., Lopez-Montes, A., Asiedu, R. and Terauchi, R., Abstract, P. 38 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28th September, 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.
 
Identification of EST-SSR and SNP markers for linkage mapping in Dioscorea alata L., Bhattacharjee, R., Scheffler, B. E., Nwadili, C., Bandyopadhyay, R. and Lopez-Montes, A., Abstract, in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Morphological variability within a ploidy level in Dioscorea alata L. germplasm, Adeigbe, O. O.*, Sartie, A. M., Ilori, C. O.*, Lopez-Montes, A. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, P.48 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Quantitative characterization of nutritional components, amino acids and diosgenin in tubers of D. cayenensis cv. Alo from Edo State, Nigeria, Matsumoto, R., Kashimira, O., Lopez-Montes, A., Kikuno, H . and Shiwachi, H ., Abstract, P.115 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Genomics for transforming yam breeding, Bhattacharjee, R., Gedil, M. and Lopez-Montes, A., in: R4D review, number 8, pages 31-34, ISSN 2071-3681, 2012.
 
DNA fingerprinting for identification of yam cultivars using microsatellite markers, Ogedengbe, O., Bhattacharjee, R., Lopez-Montes, A., Ikeorgu, J.* and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28th September, 2012.
 
Seed transmission of viruses in Dioscorea yams, Kumar, P. L., Lopez-Montes, A. and Ayodeji, O., Abstract, P. 368 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28 September, 2012.
 
Agronomic responses of Dioscorea rotundata under low moisture stress, Odoh, N.*, Lopez-Montes, A., Fagbola, O.*, Abaidoo, R. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, P.161 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Private sector led strategy for development yam industry and associated farming systems in Ghana, Manson, H. and Lopez-Montes, A., Abstract, P.97 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Physicochemical and rheological characterization of yam starch for industrial potentials, Otegbayo, B.*, Lopez-Montes, A. and Gibert, O., Abstract, P.316 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
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.
 
Increasing productivity and utilization of food yams in Africa through improved soil fertility, Lopez-Montes, A., Asiedu, R., Jemo, M., Hauser, S., Bhattacharjee, R. and Matsumoto, R., Abstract, P.98 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, 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.
 
Participatory yam breeding scheme for West Africa, Lopez-Montes, A., Abstract, P.268 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.