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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11203/
https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2019.1601252
10.1080/09064710.2019.1601252
 
Title Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
 
Creator Abady, S
Shimelis, H
Janila, P
Mashilo, J
 
Subject Crop Improvement
Groundnut
Genetics and Genomics
African Agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa
Aflatoxins
 
Description Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a multi-purpose legume crop widely cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, yield levels of the crop has remained relatively low in SSA owing to a range of biotic, abiotic and socio-economic constraints. A dedicated groundnut improvement programme integrating new tools and methodologies to breed varieties suitable for current and emerging agro-ecologies and market needs is essential for enhanced and sustainable groundnut production in SSA. The objective of this review is to highlight breeding progress, opportunities and challenges on groundnut improvement with regard to cultivar development and deployment in SSA in order to guide future improvement of the crop. The review analysed the role of new tools in breeding such as, high-throughput and automated phenotyping techniques, rapid generation advancement, single seed descent approach, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, next-generation sequencing, genetic engineering and genome editing for accelerated breeding and cultivar development of groundnut.
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2019-04
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11203/1/Groundnut%20%28Arachis%20hypogaea%20L.%29%20improvement%20in%20sub-Saharan%20Africa_%20a%20review.pdf
Abady, S and Shimelis, H and Janila, P and Mashilo, J (2019) Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a review. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science (TSI), 69 (6). pp. 528-545. ISSN 0906-4710