Kenneth Pecota

Area(s) of Expertise

Research responsibilities are in sweetpotato breeding and genetics. Research emphasis is on developing high quality sweetpotatoes adapted to North Carolina's growing conditions and the development of new traits.

Publications

• Development of NIRS calibration curves for sugars in baked sweetpotato , JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (2023)
• Phenolic bioactive-linked antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, and antihypertensive properties of sweet potato cultivars with different flesh color , HORTICULTURE ENVIRONMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2023)
• A Win-Win Situation: Performance and Adaptability of Petite Sweetpotato Production in a Temperate Region , HORTICULTURAE (2022)
• Computer vision approach to characterize size and shape phenotypes of horticultural crops using high-throughput imagery , Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2021)
• Discovery of a major QTL for root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance in cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) , Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2021)
• Improving Phenolic Bioactive-Linked Functional Qualities of Sweet Potatoes Using Beneficial Lactic Acid Bacteria-Based Biotransformation Strategy , HORTICULTURAE (2021)
• Screening Sweetpotato Genotypes for Resistance to a North Carolina Isolate of Meloidogyne enterolobii , PLANT DISEASE (2021)
• Sweetpotato Root Development Influences Susceptibility to Black Rot Caused by the Fungal Pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata , Phytopathology® (2021)
• Chemical Constituents of Sweetpotato Genotypes in Relation to Textural Characteristics of Processed French Fries , Journal of Food Science (2017)
• Potential yields of industrial sweetpotatoes using cut seed pieces planted at various dates , Acta Horticulturae (2016)