Multidimensional crop improvement by ILRI and partners: Drivers, approaches, achievements, and impact

This chapter reviews the findings, outputs and outcomes of research on multidimensional crops in the tropics, focusing mainly on cereals and grain legumes. Specifically, the chapter addresses the: (i) establishment of crop residues (CRs) as traded commodities and their changing valuation as the impe...

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Autores principales: Blümmel, Michael, Samireddypalle, Anandan, Zaidi, Pervez Haider, Vadez, Vincent, Ramana Reddy, Y., Janila, Pasupuleti
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110756
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Sumario:This chapter reviews the findings, outputs and outcomes of research on multidimensional crops in the tropics, focusing mainly on cereals and grain legumes. Specifically, the chapter addresses the: (i) establishment of crop residues (CRs) as traded commodities and their changing valuation as the impetus for multidimensional crop improvement; (ii) trait identification and development of infrastructure for quick and affordable phenotyping for CR fodder quality; (iii) exploitation of existing cultivar-dependent variations in CR fodder quality; (iv) targeted genetic enhancement for multitrait food-feed-fodder cultivars; (v) trade-offs between CR fodder traits and primary traits, notably grain and pod or straw yields; and (vi) outcomes of multidimensional crop improvement and future work.