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Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorMbanjo, E.
dc.contributor.authorRabbi, I.Y.
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorKayondo, S.I.
dc.contributor.authorEng, N.H.
dc.contributor.authorTripathi, L.
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, P.
dc.contributor.authorEgesi, C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-03T10:08:30Z
dc.date.available2021-03-03T10:08:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.identifier.citationMbanjo, E., Rabbi, I.Y., Ferguson, M.E., Kayondo, S.I., Eng, N.H., Tripathi, L., ... & Egesi, C. (2020). Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Genetics, 11, 1829: 1-21.
dc.identifier.issn1664-8021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7061
dc.description.abstractCassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning potential for small-scale farmers and related value chains on the continent. Therefore, it is critical to increase cassava production, as well as its quality attributes. Technological innovations offer great potential to drive this envisioned change. This paper highlights genomic tools and resources available in cassava. The paper also provides a glimpse of how these resources have been used to screen and understand the pattern of cassava genetic diversity on the continent. Here, we reviewed the approaches currently used for phenotyping cassava traits, highlighting the methodologies used to link genotypic and phenotypic information, dissect the genetics architecture of key cassava traits, and identify quantitative trait loci/markers significantly associated with those traits. Additionally, we examined how knowledge acquired is utilized to contribute to crop improvement. We explored major approaches applied in the field of molecular breeding for cassava, their promises, and limitations. We also examined the role of national agricultural research systems as key partners for sustainable cassava production.
dc.description.sponsorshipUK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-21
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectQuantitative Trait Loci
dc.subjectMarker Assisted Selection
dc.subjectGenomic Selection
dc.subjectSubsaharan Africa
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.titleTechnological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South of Sahara
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMBANJO:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalFrontiers in Genetics
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 21 Jan 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.623736
cg.iitaauthor.identifierIsmail Rabbi: 0000-0001-9966-2941
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMorag Ferguson: 0000-0002-7763-5173
cg.iitaauthor.identifierLeena Tripathi: 0000-0001-5723-4981
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645
cg.iitaauthor.identifierChiedozie Egesi: 0000-0002-9063-2727
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