TY  - JOUR
AV  - restricted
A1  - Abady, S
A1  - Shimelis, H
A1  - Janila, P
A1  - Mashilo, J
TI  - Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2019.1601252
JF  - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B ? Soil & Plant Science (TSI)
SN  - 0906-4710
PB  - Taylor & Francis
N1  - Acknowledgements
Haramaya University, ICRISAT and the University of KwaZulu-
Natal are sincerely acknowledged for the all-round support of
the study.
Funding
This work was supported by Haramaya University, ICRISAT and
the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
N2  - Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a multi-purpose legume crop widely cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, yield levels of the crop has remained relatively low in SSA owing to a range of biotic, abiotic and socio-economic constraints. A dedicated groundnut improvement programme integrating new tools and methodologies to breed varieties suitable for current and emerging agro-ecologies and market needs is essential for enhanced and sustainable groundnut production in SSA. The objective of this review is to highlight breeding progress, opportunities and challenges on groundnut improvement with regard to cultivar development and deployment in SSA in order to guide future improvement of the crop. The review analysed the role of new tools in breeding such as, high-throughput and automated phenotyping techniques, rapid generation advancement, single seed descent approach, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, next-generation sequencing, genetic engineering and genome editing for accelerated breeding and cultivar development of groundnut.
KW  - Abiotic production constraints
KW  -  aflatoxin content
KW  -  groundnut breeding
KW  -  genotyping
KW  -  phenotyping
Y1  - 2019/04//
SP  - 528
ID  - icrisat11203
EP  - 545
VL  - 69
IS  - 6
ER  -