TLIII Bulletin of Tropical Legumes, Issue 11
Issue 11 of the Bulletin of Tropical Legumes as published quarterly under the Tropical Legumes III project. This issue reports on activities and highlights progress in 2018.
TLIII Bulletin of Tropical Legumes, Issue 12
Issue 12 of the Bulletin of Tropical Legumes as published quarterly under the Tropical Legumes III project. This issue reports on activities and highlights progress in 2018.
Genomics, genetics and breeding of common bean in Africa: A review of tropical legume project
A review of work by CIAT and its national partners in Africa to overcome production constraints of common bean and address food and nutrition needs and market demands through development of multitrait bean varieties.
Innovative partnership in chickpea seed production and technology dissemination: A decade of lessons in Ethiopia
A study evaluating the benefits of 10 years of partnerships in chickpea technology and seed systems in Ethiopia, which complemented farmers’ participatory variety selection with the establishment and technical backstopping of seed producer associations.
Evaluation of Selected Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Lines for Yield and Haulm Nutritive Quality Traits
Groundnut pods and haulms are important sources of income for smallholder farmers in Ghana, with an emerging market for groundnut haulms as livestock feed. A population of 30 groundnut genotypes were evaluated for yield (pod and haulm) and its components as well as good haulm nutritive value.
Chris Ojiewo, Theme leader – Genetic Gains Program, ICRISAT
Chris Ojiewo, Seed systems & Project coordinator for the Tropical Legumes projects, explains the many challenges involved in seed multiplication, why the private sector often fails to invest in these seeds, and what drives farmers to purchase seeds from the open market and not from authentic sources This video also explores what strategies are needed to improve seed supply and demand for the benefit of smallholder farmers.
The Tropical Legume project’s impact on groundnut improvement research outputs in Nigeria
This poster abstract details the impacts of the Tropical Legumes projects on groundnut production and productivity in Nigeria.
Evaluation of an animal drawn groundnut digger for improved productivity of groundnut farmers in semi-arid West Africa
This conference paper presents the results of a field experiment conducted with two groundnut varieties to measure the operational performance and the effectiveness of an animal drawn groundnut digger on pod, fodder loss and pod loss.
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.
Current status of groundnut improvement in Uganda
This poster discusses methods for improving groundnut yield in Uganda, such as Marker Assisted Selection for high oleic breeding and BMS for Digitalization of data capture, management, analyses and storage.
