Demand driven common bean variety development and promotion for enhanced productivity and production
This study provides an overview of Ethiopia’s common bean research program, which aims to develop in-demand bean varieties for enhanced adoption, improve food and nutrition security, and generate higher incomes for smallholder farmers.
Role of fixing nitrogen in common bean growth under water deficit conditions
This article describes a study that measured adaptive traits in N‐fixing bean lines and non-nodulating lines to explore the association of nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the expression of traits that confer better adaptation to drought conditions.
Progress of Common Bean Breeding and Genetics Research in Ethiopia
This review charts the progress of common bean breeding and genetics research in Ethiopia over the last decade.
An innovative approach to common bean-based technology generation and the promotion of improved livelihoods in the lowland areas of Ethiopia
This poster describes the different approaches – including hybridization and selection from advanced lines – that Ethiopia’s common bean research programs has adopted to fast-track variety evaluation and registration.
Paradigm shift in common bean production, productivity and marketing through the generation and promotion of in-demand common bean varieties in Ethiopia
This poster provides an overview of efforts to enhance the production, productivity and marketing of common bean varieties in Ethiopia.
Enhancing navy bean production through the development of arcelin-based bruchid resistant varieties in Ethiopia
This poster presents the findings of a study that attempted to develop high yielding, disease and bruchid resistant navy bean varieties from arcelin-containing recombinant inbred lines.
Field phenotyping of Soybean roots for drought stress tolerance
The strong association between root and nodule parameters and whole plant productivity demonstrated in this study suggests the potential application of simple root phenotypic markers in screening for drought tolerance in soybean.
Association of nodule performance traits with shoot performance traits of Common Bean under drought stress
The findings presented in this journal article suggest that nodule characteristics and SNF ability should be included with above- and below-ground traits as phenotypic markers in germplasm evaluation and breeding programs aimed at improving drought tolerance in common bean.
Identification and application of phenotypic and molecular markers for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean
This article identifies and applies phenotypic and molecular markers for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean.
Characterization of drought-tolerance traits in nodulated soya beans: the importance of maintaining photosynthesis and shoot biomass under drought-induced limitations on Nitrogen metabolism
This study identified phenotypic markers for enhanced drought tolerance in nodulated soya beans. Leaf and nodule parameters were compared in three genotypes: Prima 2000, glyphosate‐resistant A5409RG, and Jackson.
