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    Public sector soybean (Glycine max) breeding: advances in cultivar development in the African tropics

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    Date
    2019-02-10
    Author
    Chigeza, G.
    Boahen, S.
    Gedil, M.
    Agoyi, E.
    Mushoriwa, H.
    Denwar, N.
    Gondwe, T.
    Tesfaye, A.
    Kamara, A.
    Alamu, E.O.
    Chikoye, D.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    Formal public sector soybean breeding in Africa spans over four decades, and it was initiated by the International Institute of Tropical Agricultural (IITA). As the demand of soybean continues to outstrip production, strategic projects such the Tropical Legume (TL) were initiated, in which the main goal was to enhance the productivity of soybean in the farmers’ fields in Sub‐Saharan Africa. One of the strategies to enhance the productivity of soybean in the farmers’ fields is through developing and deploying improved soybean varieties in the target countries. Through the TL I and TL II projects, a number of varieties were released in the target countries, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi and Mozambique by employing participatory variety selection (PVS). This review provides highlights of the achievements made by IITA breeding programme and insights of what needs to be done to enhance yield improvement for soybean in Africa using demand‐driven breeding approaches.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12682
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5238
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Godfree Chigezahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-0694
    Stephen Boahen Asaberehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-401X
    Melaku Gedilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6258-6014
    Therese Gondwehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4522-7060
    Alpha Kamarahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1844-2574
    Alamu Emmanuel Oladejihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6263-1359
    David Chikoyehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-9821
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12682
    Research Themes
    BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING; PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
    IITA Subjects
    Grain Legumes; Plant Breeding; Plant Health; Plant Production; Soybean
    Agrovoc Terms
    Soybeans; Production; Yield Gap; Climate Change; Breeding
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria
    Journals
    Plant Breeding
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