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    Genomics, genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers

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    Date
    2018
    Author
    Ojiewo, Chris
    Monyo, Emmanuel
    Desmae, Haile
    Boukar, Ousmane
    Mukankusi, Clare M.
    Thudi, Mahendar
    Pandey, Manish K.
    Saxena, Rachit K.
    Gaur, Pooran M.
    Chaturvedi, Sushil K.
    Fikre, Asnake
    Rao, NPVR Ganga
    SameerKumar, CV
    Okori, Patrick
    Janila, Pasupuleti
    Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
    Godfree, Chigeza
    Akpo, Essegbemon
    Omoigui, Lucky
    Nkalubo, Stanley T.
    Fenta, Berhanu
    Binagwa, Papias
    Kilango, Michael
    Williams, Magdalena
    Mponda, Omari
    Okello, David
    Chichaybelu, Mekasha
    Miningou, Amos
    Bationo, Joseph
    Sako, Dramane
    Diallo, Sory
    Echekwu, Candidus
    Umar, Muhammad Lawan
    Oteng‐Frimpong, Richard
    Mohammed, Haruna
    Varshney, Rajeev K.
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    Legumes are important components of sustainable agricultural production, food, nutrition and income systems of developing countries. In spite of their importance, legume crop production is challenged by a number of biotic (diseases and pests) and abiotic stresses (heat, frost, drought and salinity), edaphic factors (associated with soil nutrient deficits) and policy issues (where less emphasis is put on legumes compared to priority starchy staples). Significant research and development work have been done in the past decade on important grain legumes through collaborative bilateral and multilateral projects as well as the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes (CRP‐GL). Through these initiatives, genomic resources and genomic tools such as draft genome sequence, resequencing data, large‐scale genomewide markers, dense genetic maps, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and diagnostic markers have been developed for further use in multiple genetic and breeding applications. Also, these mega‐initiatives facilitated release of a number of new varieties and also dissemination of on‐the‐shelf varieties to the farmers. More efforts are needed to enhance genetic gains by reducing the time required in cultivar development through integration of genomics‐assisted breeding approaches and rapid generation advancement.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12554
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3635
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Clare Mukankusihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-4545
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12554
    Agrovoc Terms
    Grain Legumes; Leguminosas De Grano; Plant Breeding; Fitomejoramiento; Genomics; Smallholders; Livelihoods; Medios De Vida; Varieties
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    Plant Breeding
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