eprintid: 10179
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datestamp: 2017-09-13 07:35:48
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type: article
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Manyasa, E O
creators_name: Tongoona, P
creators_name: Shanahan, P
creators_name: Githiri, S
creators_name: Ojulong, H F
creators_name: Rathore, A
icrisatcreators_name: Manyasa, E O
icrisatcreators_name: Ojulong, H F
icrisatcreators_name: Rathore, A
affiliation: ICRISAT (Nairobi)
affiliation: School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
country: Kenya
country: South Africa
country: India
title: Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: A Case of Finger Millet in East Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: 570
subjects: 678
subjects: S1.5.2
subjects: s2.13
subjects: s28
subjects: s4010
divisions: CRPS5
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Finger Millet, Genetic Diversity, GGE, Yield Stability, East Africa
note: We are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation for funding this work through the Harnessing
Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement of Sorghums
and Millets (HOPE) project.
abstract: Eighty one finger millet germplasm accessions from East Africa were evaluated in eight environments in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda for adaptation and grain yield stability, genotype and genotype x environment (GGE)
models. Lanet 2012 long rains, Serere 2012 long rains and Miwaleni 2012 long rains were found to be the most
discriminating environments for the low temperature, sub-humid mid-altitude and dry lowland areas, respectively.
Seven genotypes were identifi ed for yield stability across the eight environments, whereas nine genotypes had
specifi c adaptation. Fourteen genotypes attained the highest grain yield and had varied maturity, plant heights
and grain colour. This will provide farmers the opportunity to select genotypes appropriate to their target agroecologies
with desired traits. The East African fi nger millet germplasm has high potential as a source of climate
smart, high yielding genotypes for direct production and/or breeding.
date: 2017
date_type: published
publication: Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
volume: 30
number: 2
publisher: Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources
pagerange: 115-119
id_number: 10.5958/0976-1926.2017.00017.1
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0976-1926
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2017.00017.1
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related_url_type: pub
funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
projects: HOPE 1 Project
citation:   Manyasa, E O and Tongoona, P and Shanahan, P and Githiri, S and Ojulong, H F and Rathore, A  (2017) Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: A Case of Finger Millet in East Africa.  Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 30 (2).  pp. 115-119.  ISSN 0976-1926     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10179/1/Manyasa-115-119.pdf