Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa

Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) production in Africa is constrained by edaphic stresses. A pan-African effort, Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa (BILFA), was initiated in 1990 to screen beans for tolerance to several edaphic stresses. In the first...

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Main Authors: Wortmann, Charles S., Lunze, Lubanga, Ochwoh, Víctor A., Lynch, J
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43211
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author Wortmann, Charles S.
Lunze, Lubanga
Ochwoh, Víctor A.
Lynch, J
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Lynch, J
Ochwoh, Víctor A.
Wortmann, Charles S.
author_facet Wortmann, Charles S.
Lunze, Lubanga
Ochwoh, Víctor A.
Lynch, J
author_sort Wortmann, Charles S.
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description Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) production in Africa is constrained by edaphic stresses. A pan-African effort, Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa (BILFA), was initiated in 1990 to screen beans for tolerance to several edaphic stresses. In the first cycle, 280 entries consisting primarily of promising or released materials from African bean breeding programmes, were evaluated for tolerance to low availabilities of soil N, P, and K, and toxicities of Al and Mn. Several entries were identified as tolerant for each of the stresses but especially promising are: RWR 382, RAO 55, ACC433, XAN 76 and MMS 224 for low P tolerance; ICA Pijao and EMP 84 for low K tolerance; Muhinga, Ntekerabsilimu and 7/4 ACC for tolerance to Al toxicity; and MCM 5001 and XAN 76 for tolerance to Mn toxicity. Several varieties, including XAN 76, RAO55, and OBA 1 have performed well under a number of edaphic stresses. The Rwanda breeding programme appears to be a relatively better source of low P tolerance materials. The Great Lakes Region is apparently the best source of tolerance to Al toxicity. Problems encountered during implementation of the BILFA are discussed.
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spelling CGSpace432112024-03-06T10:16:43Z Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa Wortmann, Charles S. Lunze, Lubanga Ochwoh, Víctor A. Lynch, J plant breeding resistance to injurious factors soil toxicity aluminium manganese acid soils soil fertility varieties crop yield phaseolus vulgaris fitomejoramiento resistencia a agentes dañinos toxicidad del suelo aluminio manganeso suelo ácido fertilidad del suelo variedades rendimiento de cultivos Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) production in Africa is constrained by edaphic stresses. A pan-African effort, Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa (BILFA), was initiated in 1990 to screen beans for tolerance to several edaphic stresses. In the first cycle, 280 entries consisting primarily of promising or released materials from African bean breeding programmes, were evaluated for tolerance to low availabilities of soil N, P, and K, and toxicities of Al and Mn. Several entries were identified as tolerant for each of the stresses but especially promising are: RWR 382, RAO 55, ACC433, XAN 76 and MMS 224 for low P tolerance; ICA Pijao and EMP 84 for low K tolerance; Muhinga, Ntekerabsilimu and 7/4 ACC for tolerance to Al toxicity; and MCM 5001 and XAN 76 for tolerance to Mn toxicity. Several varieties, including XAN 76, RAO55, and OBA 1 have performed well under a number of edaphic stresses. The Rwanda breeding programme appears to be a relatively better source of low P tolerance materials. The Great Lakes Region is apparently the best source of tolerance to Al toxicity. Problems encountered during implementation of the BILFA are discussed. 1995 2014-09-24T08:41:47Z 2014-09-24T08:41:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43211 en Open Access
spellingShingle plant breeding
resistance to injurious factors
soil toxicity
aluminium
manganese
acid soils
soil fertility
varieties
crop yield
phaseolus vulgaris
fitomejoramiento
resistencia a agentes dañinos
toxicidad del suelo
aluminio
manganeso
suelo ácido
fertilidad del suelo
variedades
rendimiento de cultivos
Wortmann, Charles S.
Lunze, Lubanga
Ochwoh, Víctor A.
Lynch, J
Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title_full Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title_fullStr Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title_short Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
title_sort bean improvement for low fertility soils in africa
topic plant breeding
resistance to injurious factors
soil toxicity
aluminium
manganese
acid soils
soil fertility
varieties
crop yield
phaseolus vulgaris
fitomejoramiento
resistencia a agentes dañinos
toxicidad del suelo
aluminio
manganeso
suelo ácido
fertilidad del suelo
variedades
rendimiento de cultivos
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