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Genomics, genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers

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Title Genomics, genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers
 
Creator Ojiewo, Chris
Monyo, Emmanuel
Desmae, Haile
Boukar, Ousmane
Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha
Thudi, Mahendar
Pandey, Manish K.
Saxena, Rachit K.
Gaur, Pooran M.
Chaturvedi, Sushil Kumar
Fikre, Asnake
Ganga Rao, N.P.V.R.
SameerKumar, C.V.
Okori, Patrick
Janila, Pasupuleti
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
Godfree, Chigeza
Akpo, Essegbemon
Omoigui, Lucky
Nkalubo, Stanley T.
Fenta, Berhanu
Binagwa, Papias
Kilango, Michael
Williams, Magdalena
Mponda, Omari
Okello, David
Chichaybelu, Mekasha
Miningou, Amos
Bationo, Joseph
Sako, Dramane
Diallo, Sory
Echekwu, Candidus
Umar, Muhammad Lawan
Oteng‐Frimpong, Richard
Mohammed, Haruna
Varshney, Rajeev K.
 
Subject grain legumes
leguminosas de grano
plant breeding
fitomejoramiento
genomics
smallholders
livelihoods
medios de vida
varieties
 
Description Legumes are important components of sustainable agricultural production, food, nutrition and income systems of developing countries. In spite of their importance, legume crop production is challenged by a number of biotic (diseases and pests) and abiotic stresses (heat, frost, drought and salinity), edaphic factors (associated with soil nutrient deficits) and policy issues (where less emphasis is put on legumes compared to priority starchy staples). Significant research and development work have been done in the past decade on important grain legumes through collaborative bilateral and multilateral projects as well as the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes (CRP‐GL). Through these initiatives, genomic resources and genomic tools such as draft genome sequence, resequencing data, large‐scale genomewide markers, dense genetic maps, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and diagnostic markers have been developed for further use in multiple genetic and breeding applications. Also, these mega‐initiatives facilitated release of a number of new varieties and also dissemination of on‐the‐shelf varieties to the farmers. More efforts are needed to enhance genetic gains by reducing the time required in cultivar development through integration of genomics‐assisted breeding approaches and rapid generation advancement.
 
Date 2019-08
2018-05-03T19:49:19Z
2018-05-03T19:49:19Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ojiewo, C., Monyo, E., Desmae, H., Boukar, O., Mukankusi‐Mugisha, C., Thudi, M., Pandey, M. K., Saxena, R. K., Gaur, P. M., Chaturvedi, S. K., Fikre, A., Rao, N. G., SameerKumar, C., Okori, P., Janila, P., Rubyogo, J. C., Godfree, C., Akpo, E., Omoigui, L., Nkalubo, S., Fenta, B., Binagwa, P., Kilango, M., Williams, M., Mponda, O., Okello, D., Chichaybelu, M., Miningou, A., Bationo, J., Sako, D., Diallo, S., Echekwu, C., Umar, M. L., Oteng‐Frimpong, R., Mohammed, H. and Varshney, R. K. (2018) Genomics , genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers, Plant Breeding, pp. 1–13.
0179-9541
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92489
https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12554
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1-13 p.
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Plant Breeding