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    Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations

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    Date
    2005
    Author
    Massawe, F.
    Nwale, S.
    Azam-Ali, S.N.
    Roberts, J.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) has a large number of landraces throughout Africa where small-scale farmers have preserved its genetic diversity on-farm. To date, the full genetic diversity of the crop remains largely unexploited. Until recently bambara groundnut never received any appreciable research effort, especially for its genetic improvement. Until then, only selection breeding was practised in which existing landraces were evaluated and their seeds multiplied. However, no new combinations resulting from hybridisation had ever been produced. Recently, collaborative research efforts involving partners from Africa and Europe have produced the first crosses of bambara groundnut. The creation of these crosses is a significant scientific and practical achievement and opens up the possibility of breeding true varieties of this crop. This paper shows how different strategies have been combined to establish the basis of a strategic breeding programme in bambara groundnut. The paper also illustrates the use of landraces in the bambara groundnut breeding programme, as an example of the contribution that landraces can make to increasing productivity in marginal environments and the conservation of a crop’s genetic resources on-farm.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB2005.000-3084
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3188
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB2005.000-3084
    IITA Subjects
    Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Plant Ecology; Plant Genetic Resources; Impact Assessment; Genetic Improvement; Plant Health; Plant Production; Nutrition; Food Security; Livelihoods; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
    Agrovoc Terms
    Vigna Subterranean; Underutilized; Breeding; Molecular Technologies; Landraces; Bambara Groundnut; Genetic Variation
    Regions
    Acp; Africa; North America; East Africa
    Countries
    United Kingdom; Kenya
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