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Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa

dc.contributor.authorTenkouano, A.
dc.contributor.authorLamien, N.
dc.contributor.authorAgogbua, J.
dc.contributor.authorAmah, D.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorTraore, S.
dc.contributor.authorThiemele, D.
dc.contributor.authorAby, N.
dc.contributor.authorKobenan, K.
dc.contributor.authorGnonhouri, G.
dc.contributor.authorYao, N.
dc.contributor.authorAstin, G.
dc.contributor.authorSawadogo-Kabore, S.
dc.contributor.authorTarpaga, V.
dc.contributor.authorIssa, W.
dc.contributor.authorLokossou, B.
dc.contributor.authorAdjanohoun, A.
dc.contributor.authorAmadji, G.L.
dc.contributor.authorAdangnitode, S.
dc.contributor.authorIgue, K.A.D.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:33:51Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:33:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationTenkouano, A., Lamien, N., Agogbua, J., Amah, D., Swennen, R., Traoré, S., ... & Ortiz, R. (2019). Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa. International Journal of Agronomy, 2019, 1-8.
dc.identifier.issn1687-8159
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5830
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal; Published online: 21 April 2019
dc.description.abstractThe devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on plantain production in West Africa spurred the development of resistant hybrids. The goal of this research and development (R&D) undertaken was assessing the development and dissemination of two plantain hybrids PITA 3 and FHIA 21 bred in the 1980s by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Nigeria) and the Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA, Honduras), respectively. In Côte d’Ivoire, plantain growers selected PITA 3 and FHIA 21 based on their improved agronomic characteristics and, between 2012 and 2016, they were massively propagated and distributed to farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAAP) coordinated by the West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF). In 2016, the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique in Côte d’Ivoire included the hybrids in the improved cultivar directory. This R&D activity illustrates how three decades of crossbreeding, selection, and distribution led to local acceptance. It also highlights how a CORAF-led partnership harnessed CGIAR research for development. The dissemination and acceptance of these plantain hybrids will enhance the sustainable intensification in plantain-based farming systems across the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa.
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank
dc.description.sponsorshipEconomic Commission of West African States
dc.format.extent1-8
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectPlantains
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectHybrids
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.subjectTetraploids
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.titlePromising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationThe West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre National de Recherche Agronomique de Cote d’Ivoire
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Burkina Faso
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National des Recherches Agricoles du Benin
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.countryCote D'Ivoire
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryTogo
cg.creator.identifierJosephine Agogbua: 0000-0001-6317-1227
cg.creator.identifierDelphine Amah: 0000-0002-5706-8773
cg.creator.identifierRony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.creator.identifierTRAORE Salifou: 0000-0003-4355-3281
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agronomy
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid105324
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3873198


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