Kenneth V. Pecota

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Kenneth V. Pecota is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Horticulture. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth V. Pecota has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Food Science and 4 papers in Horticulture. Recurrent topics in Kenneth V. Pecota's work include Plant Pathogens and Resistance (5 papers), Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (4 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (4 papers). Kenneth V. Pecota is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Resistance (5 papers), Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (4 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (4 papers). Kenneth V. Pecota collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Ghana. Kenneth V. Pecota's co-authors include G. Craig Yencho, Van‐Den Truong, Roger F. McFeeters, Roger Thompson, Bryon Sosinski, J.C. Cervantes-Flores, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Vinh-Hien Truong, Lisa O. Dean and Nigel Deighton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

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Kenneth V. Pecota

29 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Antioxidant activities, phenolic and β-carotene contents of sweet potato genotypes with varying flesh colours

2006 547 citations Van‐Den Truong, Roger F. McFeeters et al. Food Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deployment and analysis of instance segmentation algorithm for in‐field yield estimation of sweet potatoes 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth V. Pecota, (unknown), Michael D. Boyette, G. Craig Yencho, Cranos Williams, Michael W. Kudenov	0
2	A Reference-Quality NLRome for the Hexaploid Sweetpotato and Diploid Wild Relatives 2025 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·(unknown), Kevin L. Childs, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho, (unknown), John P. Hamilton, Mercy Kitavi, C. Robin Buell, Gavin C. Conant, David A. Baltzegar, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo	0
3	Early root architectural traits and their relationship with yield in Ipomoea batatas L 2024 ·Plant and Soil ·(unknown), (unknown), Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho	1
4	Development of NIRS calibration curves for sugars in baked sweetpotato 2023 ·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ragy Ibrahem, Kenneth V. Pecota, Xiaofei Zhang, Bode A. Olukolu, Van‐Den Truong, Edward E. Carey, Thomas zum Felde, Reuben Ssali, G. Craig Yencho	5
5	Baked sweetpotato textures and sweetness: An investigation into relationships between physicochemical and cooked attributes 2023 ·Food Chemistry X ·Matthew Allan, Suzanne D. Johanningsmeier, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho	9
6	Phenolic bioactive-linked antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, and antihypertensive properties of sweet potato cultivars with different flesh color 2023 ·Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Dipayan Sarkar, Kenneth V. Pecota, Münevver Doğramacı, Harlene Hatterman‐Valenti, Kalidas Shetty	13
7	Discovery of a major QTL for root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance in cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) 2021 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), Guilherme da Silva Pereira, (unknown), Marcelo Mollinari, Kenneth V. Pecota, Benard Yada, Bode A. Olukolu, Zhao‐Bang Zeng, G. Craig Yencho	20
8	Computer vision approach to characterize size and shape phenotypes of horticultural crops using high-throughput imagery 2021 ·Computers and Electronics in Agriculture ·Samiul Haque, Edgar Lobatón, Natalie G. Nelson, G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, (unknown), Michael W. Kudenov, (unknown), Cranos Williams	22
9	Sweetpotato Root Development Influences Susceptibility to Black Rot Caused by the Fungal Pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata 2021 ·Phytopathology ·(unknown), Kenneth V. Pecota, (unknown), G. Craig Yencho, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo	18
10	Improving Phenolic Bioactive-Linked Functional Qualities of Sweet Potatoes Using Beneficial Lactic Acid Bacteria-Based Biotransformation Strategy 2021 ·Horticulturae ·(unknown), Dipayan Sarkar, Kenneth V. Pecota, Münevver Doğramacı, Kalidas Shetty	7
11	Screening Sweetpotato Genotypes for Resistance to a North Carolina Isolate of Meloidogyne enterolobii 2020 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown), Chunying Li, G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, (unknown), Eric Davis	16
12	Adaptability of a U.S. purple-fleshed sweetpotato breeding population in Uganda 2019 ·Australian Journal of Crop Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Agnes Alajo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Placide Rukundo, (unknown), Paul Gibson, Richard Edema, Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho, Benard Yada	5
13	Combining Ability of Sweetpotato Germplasm for Yield, Dry Matter Content, and Anthocyanin Production 2015 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·(unknown), Van‐Den Truong, Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho	9
14	The Carbohydrate Yield of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Grown from Slips and Root Pieces in North Carolina 2015 ·HortScience ·Nicholas George, Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho	2
15	Pressurized liquid extraction and quantification of anthocyanins in purple-fleshed sweet potato genotypes 2012 ·Journal of Food Composition and Analysis ·Vinh-Hien Truong, Zhoujian Hu, Roger Thompson, G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota	65
16	Rapid shoot regeneration in industrial ‘high starch’ sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes 2009 ·Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) ·Mónica C. Santa‐Maria, Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho, George C. Allen, Bryon Sosinski	25
17	Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci and Inheritance of Root-knot Nematode Resistance in Sweetpotato 2008 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·J.C. Cervantes-Flores, G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, Bryon Sosinski, Robert O. M. Mwanga	33
18	‘Covington’ Sweetpotato 2008 ·HortScience ·G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, Jonathan R. Schultheis, (unknown), Gerald J. Holmes, (unknown), (unknown), Van‐Den Truong	54
19	Antioxidant activities, phenolic and β-carotene contents of sweet potato genotypes with varying flesh colours breakdown → 2006 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown), Van‐Den Truong, Roger F. McFeeters, Roger Thompson, Kenneth V. Pecota, G. Craig Yencho	547
20	GROWER-PARTICIPATORY SWEETPOTATO BREEDING EFFORTS IN NORTH CAROLINA 2002 ·Acta Horticulturae ·G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, Jonathan R. Schultheis, (unknown)	2

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