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

dc.contributor.authorMassawe, F.
dc.contributor.authorNwale, S.
dc.contributor.authorAzam-Ali, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:49Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:49Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationMassawe, F., Nwale, S., Azam-Ali, S. & Roberts, J. (2005). Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations. African Journal of Biotechnology, 4(6), 463-471.
dc.identifier.issn1684-5315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3330
dc.description.abstractBambara 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectVigna Subterranean
dc.subjectUnderutilized
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectMolecular Technologies
dc.subjectLandraces
dc.subjectBambara Groundnut
dc.subjectGenetic Variation
dc.titleBreeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nottingham
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUnited Kingdom
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Ecology
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid95004
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB2005.000-3084


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