Accelerated breeding for healthy African beans

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November Accelerated breeding for healthy African beans Accelerated breeding for healthy African beans 02/11/2021 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Institute of Agriculture and researchers from six partner countries in East Africa have shown how to accelerate breeding of healthier and faster-cooking African common beans. The study, recently published in The Plant Genome, used modern plant breeding methods to accelerate genetic gains by crossing among 358 common bean varieties. This new method of breeding, known as ΓÇ£optimal contributions selectionΓÇ¥, uses DNA information and algorithms to select which plants should be crossed, while at the same time maximising genetic diversity. The researchers predicted that new varieties would have an average 12.4 per cent higher yield, 9.3 per cent faster cooking time, 6.9 per cent higher iron and 4.6 per cent higher zinc content than the parental lines. The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is an important staple food in Africa to help alleviate malnutrition and anaemia. However, tradi

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November Accelerated breeding for healthy African beans Accelerated breeding for healthy African beans 02/11/2021 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Institute of Agriculture and researchers from six partner countries in East Africa have shown how to accelerate breeding of healthier and faster-cooking African common beans.

The study, recently published in The Plant Genome, used modern plant breeding methods to accelerate genetic gains by crossing among 358 common bean varieties.

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