biostudies-literatureAbah SPBill and Melinda Gates Foundation1391452https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11233741biostudies-literatureUnknown15Early cassava storage root formation and bulking is a medium of escape that farmers and processors tend to adopt in cases of abiotic and biotic stresses like drought, flood, and destruction by domestic animals. In this study, 220 cassava genotypes from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), local farmers (from farmer's field), and NextGen project were evaluated in three locations (Umudike, Benue, and Ikenne). The trials were laid out using a split plot in a randomized incomplete block design (alpha lattice) with two replications in 2 years. The storage roots for each plant genotype were sampled or harvested at 3, 6, 9, and 12 month after planting (MAP). All data collecFrontiers in plant scienceDetermination of genomic regions associated with early storage root formation and bulking in cassava.PMC11233741INV-007637Kulakow PAbah SPOffei SKEgesi CNNjoku DDanquah EYDzidzienyo DKMbe JOOnyeka JfalseDetermination of genomic regions associated with early storage root formation and bulking in cassava.Early cassava storage root formation and bulking is a medium of escape that farmers and processors tend to adopt in cases of abiotic and biotic stresses like drought, flood, and destruction by domestic animals. In this study, 220 cassava genotypes from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), local farmers (from farmer's field), and NextGen project were evaluated in three locations (Umudike, Benue, and Ikenne). The trials were laid out using a split plot in a randomized incomplete block design (alpha lattice) with two replications in 2 years. The storage roots for each plant genotype were sampled or harvested at 3, 6, 9, and 12 month after planting (MAP). All data collec2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242026-06-30T03:20:32.816Z2026-06-30T03:09:27.913ZS-EPMC112337413898863710.3389/fpls.2024.1391452