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Soybean production potential in Africa

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/7312/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2013.12.001
10.1016/j.gfs.2013.12.001
 
Title Soybean production potential in Africa
 
Creator Sinclair, T R
Marrou, H
Soltani, A
Vadez, V
Chandolu, K C
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) could possibly become a major crop in Africa due to its many uses as a food, feed, and in industry. Also, its ability to undertake symbiotic nitrogen fixation is a great advantage over cereal crops. This study simulated yield potential across west and east Africa. A number of areas were excluded from soybean production because of inadequate early season rains to allow timely sowing of the crop. Among the remaining areas, average yields greater than 200 g m−2 were commonly simulated. Two drought traits were examined as plant modifications to increase yields. These results identified those areas and plant traits in Africa where soybean has the potential to be an important, viable crop.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2014
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Language en
en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7312/1/global-food-security_aip_2014.pdf
http://oar.icrisat.org/7312/7/j.gfs.2013.12.001.pdf
Sinclair, T R and Marrou, H and Soltani, A and Vadez, V and Chandolu, K C (2014) Soybean production potential in Africa. Global Food Security, 3 (1). pp. 31-40. ISSN 2211-9124