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Evolution and Diversification of East Africa Sweet Potato Crop Wild
Relatives, Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae)
Project summary:
In Kenya, drought and population increase drive up food demands,
threatening food security. Our study will investigate the evolution and
diversification of sweet potato wild relatives, with a focused sampling of the
understudied Eastern African species; thus, providing analytical tools for
biodiversity conservation, and food security strategies in the face of climate
change for the region.
First Name:
Samuel Paul Kagame
Highest degree:
Masters
Year obtained:
1
Applicant Status:
Current student
Belgium
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Kagame SP, Gichira AW, Chen LY, Wang QF. (2021). Systematics of
Lobelioideae (Campanulaceae): Review, Phylogenetic and Biogeographic
analyses. PhytoKeys 174: 13-45. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.174.5955
Kagame SP, Mwikwabe N, Mwitari P, Gichua M. (2019). Evaluation of
hypoglycemic activity and safety of Carica papaya seed extracts in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,
13(16), 280-286.https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPP2018.4893
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Ghent University
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