Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) has a large number of landraces throughout Africa where small-scale farmers have preserved its genetic diversity on-farm. To date, the full genetic diversity of the crop remains largely unexploited. Until recently bambara groundnut never received any...
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| author | Massawe, F. Nwale, S. Azam-Ali, S.N. Roberts, J. |
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| description | Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) has a large number of landraces throughout Africa where small-scale farmers have preserved its genetic diversity on-farm. To date, the full genetic diversity of the crop remains largely unexploited. Until recently bambara groundnut never received any appreciable research effort, especially for its genetic improvement. Until then, only selection breeding was practised in which existing landraces were evaluated and their seeds multiplied. However, no new combinations resulting from hybridisation had ever been produced. Recently, collaborative research efforts involving partners from Africa and Europe have produced the first crosses of bambara groundnut. The creation of these crosses is a significant scientific and practical achievement and opens up the possibility of breeding true varieties of this crop. This paper shows how different strategies have been combined to establish the basis of a strategic breeding programme in bambara groundnut. The paper also illustrates the use of landraces in the bambara groundnut breeding programme, as an example of the contribution that landraces can make to increasing productivity in marginal environments and the conservation of a crop’s genetic resources on-farm. |
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| spelling | CGSpace915112024-04-25T06:00:18Z Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations Massawe, F. Nwale, S. Azam-Ali, S.N. Roberts, J. vigna subterranean underutilized breeding molecular technologies landraces bambara groundnut genetic variation Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) has a large number of landraces throughout Africa where small-scale farmers have preserved its genetic diversity on-farm. To date, the full genetic diversity of the crop remains largely unexploited. Until recently bambara groundnut never received any appreciable research effort, especially for its genetic improvement. Until then, only selection breeding was practised in which existing landraces were evaluated and their seeds multiplied. However, no new combinations resulting from hybridisation had ever been produced. Recently, collaborative research efforts involving partners from Africa and Europe have produced the first crosses of bambara groundnut. The creation of these crosses is a significant scientific and practical achievement and opens up the possibility of breeding true varieties of this crop. This paper shows how different strategies have been combined to establish the basis of a strategic breeding programme in bambara groundnut. The paper also illustrates the use of landraces in the bambara groundnut breeding programme, as an example of the contribution that landraces can make to increasing productivity in marginal environments and the conservation of a crop’s genetic resources on-farm. 2005 2018-03-07T11:26:07Z 2018-03-07T11:26:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91511 en Open Access Academic Journals Massawe, F., Nwale, S., Azam-Ali, S. & Roberts, J. (2005). Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations. African Journal of Biotechnology, 4(6), 463-471. |
| spellingShingle | vigna subterranean underutilized breeding molecular technologies landraces bambara groundnut genetic variation Massawe, F. Nwale, S. Azam-Ali, S.N. Roberts, J. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title | Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title_full | Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title_fullStr | Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title_short | Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc): strategic considerations |
| title_sort | breeding in bambara groundnut vigna subterranea l verdc strategic considerations |
| topic | vigna subterranean underutilized breeding molecular technologies landraces bambara groundnut genetic variation |
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