Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning potential for small-scale farmers and related value chains on the continent. Therefore, it is critical to increase...

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Autores principales: Mbanjo, E., Rabbi, I.Y., Ferguson, Morag E., Kayondo, S.I., Eng, N.H., Tripathi, L., Kulakow, Peter A., Egesi, Chiedozie N.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111743
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author Mbanjo, E.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Ferguson, Morag E.
Kayondo, S.I.
Eng, N.H.
Tripathi, L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
author_browse Egesi, Chiedozie N.
Eng, N.H.
Ferguson, Morag E.
Kayondo, S.I.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Mbanjo, E.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Tripathi, L.
author_facet Mbanjo, E.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Ferguson, Morag E.
Kayondo, S.I.
Eng, N.H.
Tripathi, L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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description Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning potential for small-scale farmers and related value chains on the continent. Therefore, it is critical to increase cassava production, as well as its quality attributes. Technological innovations offer great potential to drive this envisioned change. This paper highlights genomic tools and resources available in cassava. The paper also provides a glimpse of how these resources have been used to screen and understand the pattern of cassava genetic diversity on the continent. Here, we reviewed the approaches currently used for phenotyping cassava traits, highlighting the methodologies used to link genotypic and phenotypic information, dissect the genetics architecture of key cassava traits, and identify quantitative trait loci/markers significantly associated with those traits. Additionally, we examined how knowledge acquired is utilized to contribute to crop improvement. We explored major approaches applied in the field of molecular breeding for cassava, their promises, and limitations. We also examined the role of national agricultural research systems as key partners for sustainable cassava production.
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spelling CGSpace1117432025-11-11T10:01:13Z Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa Mbanjo, E. Rabbi, I.Y. Ferguson, Morag E. Kayondo, S.I. Eng, N.H. Tripathi, L. Kulakow, Peter A. Egesi, Chiedozie N. cassava innovation quantitative trait loci marker-assisted selection genomic selection subsaharan africa technology genetics Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning potential for small-scale farmers and related value chains on the continent. Therefore, it is critical to increase cassava production, as well as its quality attributes. Technological innovations offer great potential to drive this envisioned change. This paper highlights genomic tools and resources available in cassava. The paper also provides a glimpse of how these resources have been used to screen and understand the pattern of cassava genetic diversity on the continent. Here, we reviewed the approaches currently used for phenotyping cassava traits, highlighting the methodologies used to link genotypic and phenotypic information, dissect the genetics architecture of key cassava traits, and identify quantitative trait loci/markers significantly associated with those traits. Additionally, we examined how knowledge acquired is utilized to contribute to crop improvement. We explored major approaches applied in the field of molecular breeding for cassava, their promises, and limitations. We also examined the role of national agricultural research systems as key partners for sustainable cassava production. 2021-01-21 2021-03-03T10:12:41Z 2021-03-03T10:12:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111743 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Mbanjo, E., Rabbi, I.Y., Ferguson, M.E., Kayondo, S.I., Eng, N.H., Tripathi, L., ... & Egesi, C. (2021). Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Genetics, 11, 1829: 1-21.
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innovation
quantitative trait loci
marker-assisted selection
genomic selection
subsaharan africa
technology
genetics
Mbanjo, E.
Rabbi, I.Y.
Ferguson, Morag E.
Kayondo, S.I.
Eng, N.H.
Tripathi, L.
Kulakow, Peter A.
Egesi, Chiedozie N.
Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub saharan africa
topic cassava
innovation
quantitative trait loci
marker-assisted selection
genomic selection
subsaharan africa
technology
genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111743
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