Abady, S and Shimelis, H and Janila, P and Mashilo, J (2019) Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a review. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science (TSI), 69 (6). pp. 528-545. ISSN 0906-4710
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Research Program : Asia |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Abiotic production constraints, aflatoxin content, groundnut breeding, genotyping, phenotyping |
| Subjects: | Others > Crop Improvement Mandate crops > Groundnut Others > Genetics and Genomics Others > African Agriculture Others > Sub-Saharan Africa Others > Aflatoxins |
| Depositing User: | Mr Ramesh K |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2019 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2019 10:20 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11203 |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2019.1601252 |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | 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. |
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