Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach

Current climate change projection models show that both temperature and precipitation are expected to increase in the Horn of Africa, and that climate uncertainty and frequency of extreme events will most likely increase the vulnerability of the rural poor in the region, Ethiopia included. Genetic d...

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Main Authors: Kassahum, D., Kidane, Y., Mancini, C., Fadda, Carlo, Pe’, M.E., Bioversity International
Format: Poster
Language:Inglés
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105118
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author Kassahum, D.
Kidane, Y.
Mancini, C.
Fadda, Carlo
Pe’, M.E.
Bioversity International
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description Current climate change projection models show that both temperature and precipitation are expected to increase in the Horn of Africa, and that climate uncertainty and frequency of extreme events will most likely increase the vulnerability of the rural poor in the region, Ethiopia included. Genetic diversity in crops represents a crucial resource for adapting local farmers’ systems to climate change. Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum) is one of the officially announced strategic crops for contributing to food security and livelihood improvement of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. To address this issue we developed a three-pronged approach aimed at the characterization and exploitation of Ethiopian tetraploid wheat germplasm to tackle the challenges posed by climate change: 1. Germplasm Characterization (molecular and morphological) of 400 landraces of durum wheat, 2. Development of nested association mapping (NAM) population of a sub-set of 50 accessions for discovery of genes useful to adapt to climate change and 3. Participatory Selection of all accessions by male and female farmers. This poster was presented at the International symposium on genetics and breeding of durum wheat from 27-30 May, 2013, Rome. (http://dwis.accademiaxl.it/index.php)
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spelling CGSpace1051182025-11-05T08:29:28Z Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach Kassahum, D. Kidane, Y. Mancini, C. Fadda, Carlo Pe’, M.E. Bioversity International triticum durum plant genetic resources adaptation climate change food security Current climate change projection models show that both temperature and precipitation are expected to increase in the Horn of Africa, and that climate uncertainty and frequency of extreme events will most likely increase the vulnerability of the rural poor in the region, Ethiopia included. Genetic diversity in crops represents a crucial resource for adapting local farmers’ systems to climate change. Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum) is one of the officially announced strategic crops for contributing to food security and livelihood improvement of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. To address this issue we developed a three-pronged approach aimed at the characterization and exploitation of Ethiopian tetraploid wheat germplasm to tackle the challenges posed by climate change: 1. Germplasm Characterization (molecular and morphological) of 400 landraces of durum wheat, 2. Development of nested association mapping (NAM) population of a sub-set of 50 accessions for discovery of genes useful to adapt to climate change and 3. Participatory Selection of all accessions by male and female farmers. This poster was presented at the International symposium on genetics and breeding of durum wheat from 27-30 May, 2013, Rome. (http://dwis.accademiaxl.it/index.php) 2013 2019-10-15T15:44:43Z 2019-10-15T15:44:43Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105118 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International; Kassahum, D.; Kidane, Y.; Mancini, C.; Fadda, C.; Pe’, M.E. (2013) Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach. 1 p.
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plant genetic resources
adaptation
climate change
food security
Kassahum, D.
Kidane, Y.
Mancini, C.
Fadda, Carlo
Pe’, M.E.
Bioversity International
Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title_full Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title_fullStr Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title_full_unstemmed Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title_short Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach
title_sort using diversity of ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change a three pronged approach
topic triticum durum
plant genetic resources
adaptation
climate change
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105118
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