Abberton, M.    

Firstname:M. 
Surname:Abberton 
Email:m.abberton@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 

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Publications as Author



2025

Research and developmental strategies to hasten the improvement of orphan crops, Akpojotor, U. L., Oluwole, O., Oyatomi, O., Paliwal, R. and Abberton, M., in: GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, volume 16, number 1, pages 46-71, ISSN 2164-5698, 2025. [DOI]
 
Assessing genetic relatedness of in vitro cassava accessions using morphological traits and DArTseq single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, Byiringiro, M. H., Uchendu, E. E., Paliwal, R. and Abberton, M., in: Euphytica, volume 221, number -: 95, pages 1-22, ISSN 0014-2336, 2025. [DOI]
 
Selection criteria and yield stability in a large collection of African yam bean [Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Harms] accessions, Olomitutu, O. E., Abe, A.*, Paliwal, R., Abberton, M. and Oyatomi, O., in: Plant Genetic Resources-Characterization and Utilization, pages 1-11, ISSN 1479-2621, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Morphological, pathological and phylogenetic analyses identify a diverse group of Colletotrichum spp. causing leaf, pod and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean, Ogunsanya, O. M., Adebisi, M. O.*, Popoola, A. R.*, Afolabi, C.*, Oyatomi, O., Colgan, R., Armitage, A., Thompson, E., Abberton, M. and Ortega-Beltran, A., in: Plant Pathology, pages 1-15, ISSN 0032-0862, 2024. [DOI]
 
The pattern of genetic variability in a core collection of 2,021 cowpea accessions, Fiscus, C. J., Herniter, I., Tchamba, M., Paliwal, R., Munoz-Amatriain, M., Roberts, P. A., Abberton, M., Close, T. J. and Oyatomi, O., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, pages 1-15, ISSN 2160-1836, 2024. [DOI]
 
Whole-genome sequences of Colletotrichum siamense and Colletotrichum truncatum, causal agents of pod and foliar diseases on African yam bean, Ogunsanya, O. M., Armitage, A., Afolabi, C.*, Oyatomi, O., Thompson, E., Ortega-Beltran, A. and Abberton, M., in: Microbiology Resource Announcements, pages 1-4, ISSN 2576-098X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Waxing to prolong seed yam minituber viability: a manual, Balogun, M., Adepeju, M. A.*, Ossai, C., Aighewi, B., Legg, J. and Abberton, M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2024.
 
Analysis of parent and F1 progeny verification in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst, Ex. A. Rich. Harms) using cowpea SSR markers, Adefiranye, A. O., Ogunkanmi, L. A.*, Adeyemo, O.*, Olatunde, T. E.*, Paliwal, R., Abberton, M. and Oyatomi, O., in: Crops, volume 4, pages 480-490, ISSN 2673-7655, 2024. [DOI]
 
Serological and RT-PCR evaluation of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Harms) accessions to viral resistance under field condition, Ihenacho, J., Kehinde, I. A.*, Ayo-John, E.*, Bankole, P.*, Abberton, M., Kumar, P. L., Adegboyega, T. T.* and Oyatomi, O., in: Scientific Reports, volume 14, number -: 9708, pages 1-8, ISSN 2045-2322, 2024. [DOI]
 
Effects of silver nitrate on in vitro development of yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) plants, Oluwasegun, Y. R., Uchendu, E. E., Adeyemi, A. and Abberton, M., in: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, pages 1-10, ISSN 1054-5476, 2024. [DOI]
 
Studies of colletotrichum species causing cowpea anthracnose in Nigeria reveal two first-time reports globally, Dada, A. O., Dania, V. O.*, Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M. and Ortega-Beltran, A., in: Journal of Plant Pathology, pages 1-10, ISSN 1125-4653, 2024. [DOI]
 
Elucidating the genomic regions through genome-wide association study (GWAS) for root traits in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) mini-core collection, Zaffar, A.*, Paliwal, R., Abberton, M., Akhtar, S., Mengnoo, R. A.*, Sheikh, A. N.*, Sofi, P. A.*, Bhat, A.* and Mir, R. R.*, in: Plant Stress, volume 12, number -: 100440, pages 1-16, ISSN 2667-064X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Genome-wide association studies of photosynthetic and agronomic traits in cowpea collection, Sansa, O., Abberton, M., Ariyo, O. J.*, Paliwal, R., Ige, A. D., Dieng, I., Ayo-Vaughan, M. A.*, Olowe, V. I.* and Oyatomi, O., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 14, number 12: jkae233, pages 1-20, ISSN 2160-1836, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

Carbohydrate profiling of different accessions of three underutilized legumes: a potential source of valuable nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, Ogunniyi, Q. A.*, Ogbole, O. O.*, Akin-Ajani, O. D.*, Ajala, T. O.*, Liu, Q., Apriyanto, A., Odeku, O. A.*, Fettke, J., Oyatomi, O. and Abberton, M., in: Starch-Starke, number -: 2300184, pages 1-9, ISSN 0038-9056, 2023. [DOI]
 
Diversity assessment of winged bean [Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.] accessions from IITA Genebank, Shonde, T. E., Adebayo, M. A.*, Bhadmus, A., Adejumobi, I. I.*, Oyatomi, O., Faloye, B. and Abberton, M., in: Agronomy, volume 13, number 8: 2150, pages 1-16, ISSN 2073-4395, 2023. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and population structure of some Nigerian accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.,) using DArT SNP markers, Osundare, O. T., Akinyele, B. O.*, Odiyi, A. C.*, Paliwal, R., Oyatomi, O. and Abberton, M., in: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, volume 70, pages 887-901, ISSN 0925-9864, 2023. [DOI]
 
Genome-wide association analysis of phenotypic traits in Bambara groundnut under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions based on DArTseq SNP, Odesola, K. A., Olawuyi, O. J.*, Paliwal, R., Oyatomi, O. and Abberton, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 14, number -: 1104417, pages 1-14, ISSN 1664-462X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Assessment of yield stability of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) using genotype and genotype-environment interaction biplot analysis, Linus, R. A., Olanrewaju, O. S., Oyatomi, O., Idehen, E. O.* and Abberton, M., in: Agronomy, volume 13, number 10: 2558, pages 1-15, ISSN 2073-4395, 2023. [DOI]
 
Morphometric diversity of some Nigerian accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea), Osundare, O. T., Akinyele, B. O.*, Odiyi, A. C.*, Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O. and Paliwal, R., in: Plant genetic resources, pages 1-8, ISSN 1479-2621, 2023. [DOI]
 
First report of Colletotrichum cliviicola causing anthracnose disease of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Nigeria, Dada, A. O., Dania, V. O.*, Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M. and Ortega-Beltran, A., in: Plant Disease, volume 107, number 7, pages 1, ISSN 0191-2917, 2023. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity assessment of winged bean [Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.] accessions using agronomic and seed morphometric traits, Bhadmus, A., Abberton, M., Idehen, E. O.*, Ekanem, U. O., Paliwal, R. and Oyatomi, O., in: Crops, volume 3, number 2, pages 170-183, ISSN 2673-7655, 2023. [DOI]
 
Yield response of accessions of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc) inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains, Bitire, T. D., Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O. and Babalola, O. O.*, in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1142123, pages 1-18, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Impact of nitrogen-fixation bacteria on nitrogen-fixation efficiency of bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc] genotypes, Bitire, T. D., Abberton, M., Tella, E. O.*, Edemodu, A., Oyatomi, O. and Babalola, O. O.*, in: Frontiers in Microbiology, volume 14, number -: 1187250, pages 1-11, ISSN 1664-302X, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops, Ramirez-Villegas, J., Khoury, C. K., Achicanoy, H. A., Diaz, M. V.*, Mendez, A. C., Sosa, C. C., Kehel, Z., Guarino, L., Abberton, M., Aunario, J., Al Awar, B., Alarcon, J. C., Amri, A., Anglin, N. L., Azevedo, V., Aziz, K., Capilit, G., Chavez, O., Chebotarov, D., Costich, D., Debouck, D. G., Ellis, D., Falalou, H., Fiu, A., Ghanem, M. E.*, Giovannini, P., Goungoulou, A. J., Gueye, B., El Hobyb, A. I., Jamnadass, R., Jones, C. S., Kpeki, B., Lee, J. S., McNally, K., Muchugi, A., Ndjiondjop, M., Oyatomi, O., Payne, T., Ramachandran, S., Rossel, G., Roux, N., Ruas, M., Sansaloni, C., Sardos, J., Setiyono, T. D., Tchamba, M., Van den Houwe, I., Velazquez, J. A., Venuprasad, R., Wenzl, P., Yazbek, M. and Zavala, C., in: Nature Plants, volume 8, pages 491-499, ISSN 2055-026X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Genome-wide association study revealed SNP alleles associated with seed size traits in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich.) harms), Olomitutu, O. E., Paliwal, R., Abe, A.*, Oluwole, O. O., Oyatomi, O. and Abberton, M., in: Genes, volume 13, number 12: 2350, pages 1-19, ISSN 2073-4425, 2022. [DOI]
 
IITA's genebank, cowpea diversity on farms, and farmers' welfare in Nigeria, Kouakou, A. G., Ogundapo, A. T., Smale, M., Jamora, N., Manda, J. and Abberton, M., in: CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, volume 3, number -: 14, pages 1-16, ISSN 2662-4044, 2022. [DOI]
 
Evaluation of 93 accessions of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) grown in Ethiopia for physical, nutritional, antinutritional, and cooking properties, Shitta, N. S.*, Abebe, A. T., Oselebe, H. O.*, Edemodu, A., Alamu, E. O., Abberton, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Adesokan, M., Fenta, B.* and Abtew, W. G.*, in: Journal of Food Quality, volume 2022, number -: 8386258, pages 1-11, ISSN 0146-9428, 2022. [DOI]
 
Assessing intraspecific variability and diversity in African yam bean landraces using agronomic traits, Olomitutu, O. E., Abe, A.*, Oyatomi, O., Paliwal, R. and Abberton, M., in: Agronomy, volume 12, number 4: 884, pages 1-13, ISSN 2073-4395, 2022. [DOI]
 
Breeding potentials of bambara groundnut for food and nutrition security in the face of climate change, Olanrewaju, O. S., Oyatomi, O., Babalola, O. O.* and Abberton, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 12, number -: 798993, pages 1-14, ISSN 1664-462X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Host status of Bambara groundnut accessions to Meloidogyne incognita using conventional screenhouse and novel seedling pouch methods, Ayeni, B. P.*, Claudius-Cole, A. O.*, Abberton, M. and Coyne, D., in: Nematology, volume 24, number 5, pages 543-558, ISSN 1388-5545, 2022. [DOI]
 
Use of genome sequencing for crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa, Paliwal, R. and Abberton, M., pages 92-138, chapter 5, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78924-782-4, 2022. [DOI]
 
Indigenous African orphan legumes: potential for food and nutrition security in SSA, Abberton, M., Paliwal, R., Faloye, B., Tchamba, M., Azeez, M.* and Oyatomi, O., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 6, number : 708124, pages 1-20, ISSN 2571-581X, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Collection, genotyping and virus elimination of cassava landraces from Tanzania and documentation of farmer knowledge, Ferguson, M., Tumwegamire, S., Chidzanga, C., Shah, T., Mtunda, K.*, Kulembeka, H.*, Kimata, B.*, Tollano, S.*, Stephen, M.*, Mpayo, E.*, Mohamedi, S.*, Kasele, S.*, Palangyo, E.*, Armachius, J.*, Ali, A. H.*, Sichalwe, K.*, Matondo, D. G.*, Masisila, F. F.*, Matumbo, Z.*, Kidunda, B.*, Arati, A. C., Muiruri, R., Munguti, F.*, Abass, A., Abberton, M. and Mkamilo, G.*, in: PloS ONE, volume 16, number 8: e0255326, pages 1-21, ISSN 1932-6203, 2021. [DOI]
 
CGIAR genebank viability data reveal inconsistencies in seed collection management, Hay, F. R., Whitehouse, K. J., Ellis, R., Sackville-Hamilton, R., Lusty, C., Ndjiondjop, M., Tia, D., Wenzl, P., Santos, L. G.*, Yazbek, M., Azevedo, V., Peerzada, O. H.*, Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O., de Guzman, F., Capilit, G., Muchugi, A. and Kinyanjui, Z, in: Global Food Security, volume 30, number -: 100557, pages 1-26, ISSN 2211-9124, 2021. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity in Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma mafaffa in Togo, west Africa, Bammite, D.*, Matthews, P. J.*, Dagnon, Y. D.*, Agbogan, A.*, Agre, A. P., Akintayo, O. T., Odah, K. *, Dansi, A.*, Abberton, M. and Tozo, K. S. *, in: Advances in Horticultural Science, volume 35, number 3, pages 255-267, ISSN 1592-1573, 2021. [DOI]
 
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]
 
Cytological and molecular characterization for ploidy determination in yams (Dioscorea spp.), Gatarira, C., Sladekova, L., Nemeckova, A., Simonikova, D., Paliwal, R., Asfaw, A., Abberton, M., Gueye, B., Asiedu, R., Cizkova, J., Hřibová, E., Doležel, J., De Koeyer, D ., Adetimirin, V.* and Bhattacharjee, R., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 10: 1897, pages 1-13, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
 
Predictive genotype-phenotype relations using genetic diversity in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex. A. Rich) Harms), Aina, A., Garcia-Oliveira, A. L.+, Ilori, C. O.*, Chang, P. L., Yusuf, M., Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M. and Potter, D., in: BMC Plant Biology, volume 21, number -: 547, pages 1-12, ISSN 1471-2229, 2021. [DOI]
 
A review of biotechnological approaches towards crop improvement in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst. Ex A. Rich.), Oluwole, O. O., Aworunse, O. S.*, Aina, A. I., Oyesola, O. L.*, Popoola, J. O.*, Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M. and Obembe, O.*, in: Heliyon, volume 7, number 11: e08481, pages 1-9, ISSN 2405-8440, 2021. [DOI]
 
Preliminary assessment of the association between DArT-SEQ SNP and some nutritional traits in African yam bean, Oluwole, O. O., Olomitutu, O. E., Paliwal, R., Oyatomi, O., Abberton, M. and Obembe, O.*, in: Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, volume 4, number 11, pages 877-879, ISSN 2616-0684, 2021. [DOI]
 
GGE biplot analysis of genotype x environment interaction and yield stability in bambara groundnut, Olanrewaju, O. S., Oyatomi, O., Babalola, O. O.* and Abberton, M., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 9: 1839, pages 1-14, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and environmental influence on growth and yield parameters of Bambara groundnut, Olanrewaju, O. S., Oyatomi, O., Babalola, O. O.* and Abberton, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 12, number -: 796352, pages 1-15, ISSN 1664-462X, 2021. [DOI]
 
West African crop wild relative checklist, prioritization and inventory, Nduche, M., Brehm, J. M., Abberton, M., Omosun, G.* and Maxted, N., in: Genetic Resources, volume 2, number 4, pages 55-65, ISSN 2708-3764, 2021. [DOI]
 
Potential of genomics for the improvement of underutilized legumes in sub-Saharan Africa, Paliwal, R., Adegboyega, T. T., Abberton, M., Faloye, B. and Oyatomi, O., in: Legume Science, pages 1-16, ISSN 2639-6181, 2021. [DOI]
 
Priority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel, Abberton, M., Abdoulaye, T., Ademonla, D. A., Asiedu, R., Ayantunde, A. A., Bayala, J., Cofie, O., Kane-Potaka, J., Zwart, S., Tabo, R., Tenkouano, A.+, Tepa-Yotto, G., Togola, A., Whitbread, A., Worou, O. N. and Zougmore, R., Working paper No. 353: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2021.
 

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]
 
Rendement en feuilles et racines de trois varietes ameliorees de manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) en reponse aux fertilisants organo-mineraux et a la recolte des feuilles au Sud-Ouest du Nigeria, Moita-Nassy, M., Hauser, S., Egwakhide, M., Batawila, K.*, Kulakow, P. and Abberton, M., in: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, pages 1-16, ISSN 1997-342X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Morphological characterisation and variability analysis of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa hochst. ex. A. rich) harms, Aina, A. I., Ilori, C. O.*, Ekanem, U. O., Oyatomi, O., Potter, D. and Abberton, M., in: International Journal of Plant Research, volume 10, number 3, pages 45-52, ISSN 2163-2596, 2020. [DOI]
 
Effect of high temperature drying on seed longevity of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) accessions, Jones, T. M., Oyatomi, O., Akinyele, B. O.*, Odiyi, A.*, Abberton, M. and Hay, F. R., in: Seed Science and Technology, volume 48, number 3, pages 413-418, ISSN 0251-0952, 2020. [DOI]
 
Effect-directed profiling and identification of bioactive metabolites from field, in vitro-grown and acclimatized Musa spp. accessions using high-performance thin-layer chromatography-mass spectrometry, Ayoola-Oresanya, I. O., Sonibare, M. A.*, Gueye, B., Paliwal, R., Abberton, M. and Morlock, G. E., in: Journal of Chromatography A, volume 1616, number -: 460774, pages 1-14, ISSN 0021-9673, 2020. [DOI]
 
Mobilizing crop biodiversity, McCouch, S., Navabi, K., Abberton, M., Anglin, N. L., Barbieri, R. L.*, Baum, M., Bett, K., Booker, H., Brown, G. L., Bryan, G. L., Cattivelli, L., Charest, D., Eversole, K., Freitas, M., Ghamkhar, K., Grattapaglia, D.*, Henry, R., Inglis, M. C. V.*, Islam, T., Kehel, Z., Kersey, P. J., Kresovich, S., Marden, E., Mayes, S.*, Ndjiondjop, M., Nguyen, H. T., Paiva, S., Papa, R., Philips, P. W. B., Rasheed, A., Richards, C., Rouard, M., Sampaio, M. J. A.*, Scholz, U., Shaw, P. D., Sherman, B., Staton, S. E., Stein, N., Svensson, J., Tester, M., Valls, J. F. M.*, Varshney, R. K., Visscher, S., Wettberg, E. V., Waugh, R., Wenzl, P. and Rieseberg, L. H., in: Molecular Plant, volume 13, number 10, pages 1341-1344, ISSN 1674-2052, 2020. [DOI]
 
Evaluation of nutritional and antinutritional properties of African yam bean (sphenostylis stenocarpa (hochst ex. A. rich.) harms.) seeds, Adegboyega, T. T., Abberton, M., Abdelgadir, A. H., Dianda, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Oyatomi, O., Ofodile, S. and Babalola, O. O.*, in: Journal of Food Quality, volume 2020, number -: 6569420, pages 1-11, ISSN 0146-9428, 2020. [DOI]
 
Introgression breeding in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp.], Boukar, O., Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O., Togola, A., Tripathi, L. and Fatokun, C., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 11, number -: 567425, pages 1-11, ISSN 1664-462X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Developing the role of legumes in west Africa under climate change, Paliwal, R., Abberton, M., Faloye, B. and Oyatomi, O., in: Current Opinion in Plant Biology, volume 56, pages 242-258, ISSN 1369-5266, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

Bambara groundnut: an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change, Mayes, S., Ho, W. K.*, Chai, H. H.*, Gao, X.*, Kundy, A. C.*, Mateva, K. I.*, Zahrulakmal, M.*, Hahiree, M. K.*, Kendabie, P., Licea, L. C., Massawe, C.*, Mabhaudhi, T.*, Modi, A. T.*, Berchie, J. N.*, Amoah, S.*, Faloye, B., Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O. and Azam-Ali, S. N., in: Planta, volume 250, pages 803-820, ISSN 0032-0935, 2019. [DOI]
 
Agromorphologic, genetic and methylation profiling of Dioscorea and Musa species multiplied under three micropropagation systems, Jekayinoluwa, T., Gueye, B., Bhattacharjee, R., Osibanjo, O.*, Shah, T. and Abberton, M., in: PLoS ONE, volume 14, number 5: e0216717, pages 1-17, ISSN 1932-6203, 2019. [DOI]
 
CGIAR operations under the plant treaty framework, Noriega, I. L., Halewood, M., Abberton, M., Amri, A., Angarawai, I. I., Anglin, N. L., Blummel, M., Bouman, B., Campos, H., Costich, D., Ellis, D., Gaur, P. M., Guarino, L., Hanson, J., Kommerell, V., Kumar, P. L., Lusty, C., Ndjiondjop, M., Payne, T., Peters, M., Popova, E., Prakash, G., Sackville-Hamilton, R., Tabo, R., Upadhyaya, H., Yazbek, M. and Wenzl, P., in: Crop Science, volume 59, pages 1-14, ISSN 0011-183X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Making integrated pest management IPM work in sub-Saharan Africa, Coyne, D., Abberton, M., Adetonah, S., Ayodele, M., Cortada-Gonzalez, L., Gbaguidi, B., Hauser, S., Kumar, P. L., Neuenschwander, P., Schut, M. and Tamo, M., Burleigh Dodds series in Agricultural Science, pages 397-412, chapter 15, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-1-78-676232-0, 2019. [DOI]
 
Nutrient and antinutrient composition of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) seeds and tubers, Adegboyega, T. T., Abberton, M., Abdelgadir, A. H., Dianda, M., Maziya-Dixon, B., Oyatomi, O., Ofodile, S. and Babalola, O. O.*, in: Journal of Food Quality, volume 2019, pages 1-8, ISSN 0146-9428, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Further evidence that the Genebank standards for drying orthodox seeds may not be optimal for subsequent seed longevity, Whitehouse, K. J., Owoborode, O. F.*, Adebayo, O. O.*, Oyatomi, O., Olaniyan, A.*, Abberton, M. and Hay, F. R., in: Biopreservation and Biobanking, volume 16, number 5, pages 327-336, ISSN 1947-5535, 2018. [DOI]
 
Leaves metabolomic profiling of Musa acuminata accessions using UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS and their antioxidant activity, Sonibare, M. A.*, Ayoola, I. O., Gueye, B., Abberton, M., D'Souza, R. and Kuhnert, N., in: Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, pages 1-14, ISSN 2193-4126, 2018. [DOI]
 
Quantification of selected anti - nutrients and bioactive compounds in African Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) verdc.), Atoyebi, J. O.*, Osilesi, O.*, Abberton, M., Adebawo, O.* and Oyatomi, O., in: American Journal of Food and Nutrition, volume 6, number 3, pages 88-95, ISSN 2374-1155, 2018. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection, Fatokun, C., Girma, G., Abberton, M., Gedil, M., Unachukwu, N., Oyatomi, O., Yusuf, M., Rabbi, I. Y. and Boukar, O., in: Scientific Reports, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 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]
 
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]
 
Morphological characterisation of selected African accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) verdc.), Atoyebi, J. O.*, Oyatomi, O., Osilesi, O.*, Adebawo, O.* and Abberton, M., in: International Journal of Plant Research, volume 7, number 2, pages 29-35, ISSN 2163-2596, 2017. [DOI]
 
Evaluation of nutrient parameters of selected African accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) verdc.), Atoyebi, J. O.*, Osilesi, O.*, Adebawo, O.* and Abberton, M., in: American Journal of Food and Nutrition, volume 5, number 3, pages 83-89, ISSN 2374-1155, 2017. [DOI]
 
Deep sequencing of suppression subtractive hybridisation drought and recovery libraries of the non-model crop Trifolium repens L., Bisaga, M., Lowe, M., Hegarty, M., Abberton, M. and Ravagnani, A., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 8, number 213, pages 1-39, ISSN 1664-462X, 2017. [DOI]
 
Capacity of cassava to compensate root yield losses caused by shoot harvest, through extended growth periods: proceeding/poster, Moita-Nassy, M., Hauser, S., Kulakow, P. and Abberton, M., International Society For Tropical Root Crops, 2017.
 
Antioxidant activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of field and in vitro grown Musa L. species, Ayoola, I. O., Gueye, B., Sonibare, M. A.* and Abberton, M., in: Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, volume 11, number 2, pages 488-499, ISSN 1932-7587, 2017. [DOI]
 
Lupins in European cropping systems, Gresta, F., Wink, M., Prins, U., Abberton, M., Capraro, J., Scarafoni, A. and Hill, G., pages 88-108, chapter 6, CABI International, ISBN 9781780644981, 2017.
 

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.
 
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.
 
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 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.
 
On the forefront of the yam (Dioscorea spp.) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cryopreservation long journey, Gueye, B., Akinyemi, O., Adeyemi, A. and Abberton, M., Abstract in World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops (WCRTC), Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.
 
Screening wild vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to striga gesnerioides, Oyatomi, O., Fatokun, C., Boukar, O., Abberton, M. and Ilori, C. O.*, pages 27-31, chapter 4, CABI International, ISBN 9781780646138, 2016. [DOI]
 
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.
 
Navigating the international exchange of plant genetic resources amidst biosecurity challenges: experiences of IITA in Africa, Kumar, P. L. and Abberton, M., in: Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, volume 29, number 3, pages 404-406, ISSN 0971-8184, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) draft genome provides a platform for trait improvement, De Vega, J. J., Ayling, S., Hegarty, M., Kudrna, D., Goicoechea, J. L., Ergon, A., Rognli, O., Jones, C., Swain, M., Geurts, R., Lang, C., Mayer, K. F., Rossner, S., Yates, S., Webb, K. J., Donnison, L. S., Oldroyd, G. E., Wing, R., Caccamo, M., Powell, W., Abberton, M. and Skot, L., in: Scientific Reports, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 2015. [DOI]
 
Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: progress and prospects, Kole, C.*, Muthamilarasan, M.*, Henry, R., Edwards, D., Sharma, R.*, Abberton, M., Batley, J., Bentley, A., Blakeney, M., Bryant, J., Cai, H., Cakir, M., Cseke, L. J., Cockram, J., Costa de Oliveira, A.*, De Pace, C., Dempewolf, H., Ellison, S., Gepts, P., Greenland, A., Hall, A., Hori, K., Hughes, S., Humphreys, M. W., Lorizzo, M., Ismail, A. M., Marshall, A., Mayes, S.*, Nguyen, H. T., Ogbonnaya, F. C., Ortiz, R ., Paterson, A. H., Simon, P. W., Tohme, T., Tuberosa, R., Valliyodan, B., Varshney, R. K., Wullschleger, S. D., Yano, M. and Prasad, M.*, in: Frontiers in Plant Science, number 6, pages 1-16, ISSN 1664-462X, 2015. [DOI]
 
Cowpea, Boukar, O., Fatokun, C., Roberts, P. A., Abberton, M., Huynh, B., Close, T. J., Boahen, S., Higgins, T. J. V. and Ehlers, J. D., Handbook of Plant Breeding, volume 10, pages 219-250, chapter 7, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4939-2796-8, 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.
 
Analysis of genetic diversity of African yam bean using SSR markers derived from cowpea, Shitta, N. S., Abberton, M., Adesoye, A. I.*, Adewale, D. B.* and Oyatomi, O., in: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, pages 1-7, ISSN 1479-2621, 2015. [DOI]
 
Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics, Abberton, M., Batley, J., Bentley, A., Bryant, J., Cai, H., Cockram, J., Costa de Oliveira, A.*, Cseke, L. J., Dempewolf, H., De Pace, C., Edwards, D., Gepts, P., Greenland, A., Hall, A., Henry, R., Hori, K., Howe, G. T., Hughes, S., Humphreys, M. W., Lightfoot, D., Marshall, A., Mayes, S.*, Nguyen, H. T., Ogbonnaya, F. C., Ortiz, R ., Paterson, A. H., Tuberosa, R., Valliyodan, B., Varshney, R. K. and Yano, M., in: Plant Biotechnology Journal, pages 1-4, ISSN 1467-7644, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

De novo assembly of red clover transcriptome based on RNA-Seq data provides insight into drought response, gene discovery and marker identification, Yates, S., Swain, M., Hegarty, M., Chernukin, I., Lowe, M., Allison, G., Ruttink, T., Abberton, M., Jenkins, G. and Skot, L., in: BMC Genomics, volume 15, number 453, pages 1-33, ISSN 1471-2164, 2014.
 

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Taro leaf blight disease: solutions for West and Central Africa, Walter, N. L.*, Fornkwa, V., Gueye, B., Hanna, R., Onyeka, J.*, Abberton, M. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, p. 296 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.
 
Response of selected cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes to root inducing hormone, IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid) under 3 growth conditions, Otukpa, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Gueye, B., Abberton, M. and Kulakow, P., Abstract, P. 236 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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
New approaches for Root and Tuber genetic resources conservation and use, Gueye, B. and Abberton, M., Abstract, P. 216 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.