Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomic resource to accelerate orphan crop lablab breeding

Autor: Isaac Njaci, Bernice Waweru, Nadia Kamal, Meki Shehabu Muktar, David Fisher, Heidrun Gundlach, Collins Muli, Lucy Muthui, Mary Maranga, Davies Kiambi, Brigitte L. Maass, Peter M. F. Emmrich, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Manuel Spannagl, Mark A. Chapman, Oluwaseyi Shorinola, Chris S. Jones

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Abstract Under-utilised orphan crops hold the key to diversified and climate-resilient food systems. Here, we report on orphan crop genomics using the case of Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (lablab) - a legume native to Africa and cultivated throughout

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Towards an assessment of on-farm niches for improved forages in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo

Autor: Birthe K. Paul, Fabrice L. Muhimuzi, Samy B. Bacigale, Benjamin M. M. Wimba, Wanjiku L. Chiuri, Gaston S. Amzati, Brigitte L. Maass

Publikováno v: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, Vol 117, Iss 2, Pp 243-254 (2016)

Inadequate quantity and quality of livestock feed is a persistent constraint to productivity for mixed crop-livestock farming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To assess on-farm niches of improved forages, demonstration trials and participator

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Exploring Niches for Short-Season Grain Legumes in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya — Coping with the Impacts of Climate Variability

Autor: Anne Sennhenn, Donald M. G. Njarui, Brigitte L. Maass, Anthony M. Whitbread

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 8 (2017)

Climate variability is the major risk to agricultural production in semi-arid agroecosystems and the key challenge to sustain farm livelihoods for the 500 million people who inhabit these areas worldwide. Short-season grain legumes have great potenti

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Potential of Cowpea Variety Mixtures to Increase Yield Stability in Subsistence Agriculture: Preliminary Results

Autor: Joshua S. Okonya, Brigitte L. Maass

Publikováno v: International Journal of Agronomy, Vol 2014 (2014)

Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is an important leafy vegetable and grain legume in Uganda. Unlike in commercial agriculture, where variety mixtures are known to give higher and more stable yields, the performance of cowpea variety mixtures in su

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Improved feeding and forages at a crossroads: Farming systems approaches for sustainable livestock development in East Africa

Autor: Mario Herrero, Brigitte L. Maass, Jeroen C.J. Groot, Pablo Tittonell, An Maria Omer Notenbaert, Birthe K. Paul

Publikováno v: Outlook on Agriculture
Outlook on Agriculture, 49(1), 13-20
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Outlook on Agriculture 49 (2020) 1

Dairy development provides substantial potential economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in East Africa, but productivity is constrained by the scarcity of quantity and quality feed. Ruminant livestock production is also associated with negati

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