Promoting Kersting’s groundnut : actions, findings and perspectives from GBioS team
Why Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]? Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum), locally known as doyi in Benin,
Correlations, path coefficient analysis and phenotypic diversity of a West African germplasm of Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]
Akohoue, F., Achigan-Dako, E.G., Coulibaly, M., Sibiya J (2019) Correlations, path coefficient analysis and phenotypic diversity of a West African germplasm of Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]. Genet Resour Crop Evol 66: 1825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-019-00839-w
Farmers’ Preferences for Genetic Resources of Kersting’s Groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal and Baudet] in the Production Systems of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Coulibaly, M., Agossou, C.O.A., Akohoué, F., Sawadogo, M. and Achigan-Dako, E.G. (2020). Farmers’ Preferences for Genetic Resources of Kersting’s Groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal and Baudet] in the Production Systems of Burkina Faso and Ghana. Agronomy 10: 3. 1-20. doi:10.3390/agronomy10030371.
SWEET POTATO
ABOUT SWEET POTATO Title: Improved Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains for food and Nutrition security in Benin, Niger and Nigeria. Project description: Identification and promotion in each agro-ecological zone of adapted high-yielding sweet potato cultivars rich in Beta-carotene through participatory technology development to enable people’s access to high quality food while reducing the impact…
Sesamum indicum: Focus on a crop of interest at GBioS
Sesame (Sesamum indicum), is an oilseed crop originated from Asia and Africa. Rich in antioxidants (sesamoline, sesamine, sesamole), it is also known for its tasty seeds and high market value.
KARITE PLUS
ABOUT KARITE PLUS Title: Regional network for innovations in shea improvement and valorization Background Shea resources over vast areas in West Africa directly result from the work of many generations of farmers toward diversified, risk-averse and sustainable farming systems. This tree resource, which has merely been selected and amplified through cultivation and fallow cycles from…
Origin-dependence of variation in seed morphology, mineral composition and germination percentage in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. accessions from Africa and Asia
Blalogoe, Jelila S., Alfred O. Odindo, EO Dêêdi Sogbohossou, Julia Sibiya, and Enoch G. Achigan-Dako. « Origin-dependence of variation in seed morphology, mineral composition and germination percentage in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. accessions from Africa and Asia. » BMC Plant Biology 20, no. 1 (2020): 1-14
Diversity and domestication status of Spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra, L.) amongst sociolinguistic groups of northern Namibia
Chataika, B.; Akundabweni, L.; Achigan-Dako, E.G.; Sibiya, J.; Kwapata, K.; Thomas, B. Diversity and Domestication Status of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra, L.) amongst Sociolinguistic Groups of Northern Namibia. Agronomy 2020, 10, 56.
TAERA Project: Scholarship Opportunity at GBioS
The TAERA project is implemented as part of the initiative called « Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) « funded by the European Union.
Hands-On Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory Training
The laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science is pleased to collaborate with the Jr Biotek Foundation to hold a second ‘Plant Molecular Biology Workshop’ supported by the University of Cambridge’s Global Challenges Research and the Cambridge-Africa Alborada Fund.