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

dc.contributor.authorChigeza, G.
dc.contributor.authorBoahen, S.
dc.contributor.authorGedil, M.
dc.contributor.authorAgoyi, E.
dc.contributor.authorMushoriwa, H.
dc.contributor.authorDenwar, N.
dc.contributor.authorGondwe, T.
dc.contributor.authorTesfaye, A.
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlamu, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:15Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-10
dc.identifier.citationChigeza, G., Boahen, S., Gedil, M., Agoyi, E., Mushoriwa, H., Denwar, N.N., ... & Chikoye, D. (2019). Public sector soybean (Glycine max) breeding: advances in cultivar development in the African tropics. Plant Breeding, 1-10.
dc.identifier.issn0179-9541
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5238
dc.description.abstractFormal 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-10
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dc.subjectSoybeans
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectYield Gap
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.titlePublic sector soybean (Glycine max) breeding: advances in cultivar development in the African tropics
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Abomey Calavi
cg.contributor.affiliationRattray Arnold Research Station
cg.contributor.affiliationSavanna Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationJimma Agricultural Research Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.creator.identifierGodfree Chigeza: 0000-0002-9235-0694
cg.creator.identifierStephen Boahen Asabere: 0000-0001-8946-401X
cg.creator.identifierMelaku Gedil: 0000-0002-6258-6014
cg.creator.identifierTherese Gondwe: 0000-0002-4522-7060
cg.creator.identifierAlpha Kamara: 0000-0002-1844-2574
cg.creator.identifierAlamu Emmanuel Oladeji: 0000-0001-6263-1359
cg.creator.identifierDavid Chikoye: 0000-0002-6047-9821
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSoybean
cg.journalPlant Breeding
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid103241
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12682


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