Increasing Food Production in Africa by Boosting the Productivity of Understudied Crops

Present and future climate change in the semi-arid region of West Africa: a crucial input for practical adaptation in agriculture

(2012) Benoît Sarr   Atmospheric Science Letters

A new RNASeq-based reference transcriptome for sugar beet and its application in transcriptome-scale analysis of vernalization and gibberellin responses

(2012) Effie S Mutasa-Göttgens et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Application of Genomic Tools in Plant Breeding

(2012) A. M. Perez-de-Castro et al.   CURRENT GENOMICS

High-efficiency TALEN-based gene editing produces disease-resistant rice

(2012) Ting Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genome sequencing reveals agronomically important loci in rice using MutMap

(2012) Akira Abe et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Association mapping of plant resistance to insects

(2012) Karen J. Kloth et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

A vision for attaining food security

(2012) Alison Misselhorn et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

The impact of NERICA adoption on productivity and poverty of the small-scale rice farmers in the Gambia

(2012) Lamin Dibba et al.   Food Security

Organizational determinant of technological innovation in food agriculture and impacts on sustainable development

(2011) Ludovic Temple et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

How plant architecture affects light absorption and photosynthesis in tomato: towards an ideotype for plant architecture using a functional–structural plant model

(2011) V. Sarlikioti et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Identification of SNP and SSR markers in eggplant using RAD tag sequencing

(2011) Lorenzo Barchi et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Ideotype breeding for submergence tolerance and cooking quality by marker-assisted selection in rice

(2011) J. Jantaboon et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Towards the real green revolution? Exploring the conceptual dimensions of a new ecological modernisation of agriculture that could ‘feed the world’

(2011) L.G. Horlings et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Quncho: the first popular tef variety in Ethiopia

(2011) Kebebew Assefa et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Sustainable intensification in African agriculture

(2011) Jules Pretty et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other TAL effector-based constructs for DNA targeting

(2011) T. Cermak et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Gametic embryogenesis and haploid technology as valuable support to plant breeding

(2011) Maria Antonietta Germanà   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Molecular Characterization of Rht-1 Dwarfing Genes in Hexaploid Wheat

(2011) S. Pearce et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

ZmHO-1, a maize haem oxygenase-1 gene, plays a role in determining lateral root development

(2011) Bin Han et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

A Robust, Simple Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) Approach for High Diversity Species

(2011) Robert J. Elshire et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes That Affect Plant Height in Chinese Elite Maize (Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines

(2011) Jianfeng Weng et al.   PLoS One

Climate change risks for African agriculture

(2011) C. Muller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture

(2011) D. Tilman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mapping with RAD (restriction-site associated DNA) markers to rapidly identify QTL for stem rust resistance in Lolium perenne

(2011) W. F. Pfender et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Advanced backcross QTL mapping of resistance to Fusarium head blight and plant morphological traits in a Triticum macha × T. aestivum population

(2011) Maria Buerstmayr et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Antiproliferative potential and DNA scission inhibitory activity of phenolics from whole millet grains

(2011) Anoma Chandrasekara et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Agricultural Development

(2011) Marco Ferroni et al.   Sustainability

Narrowing the agronomic yield gap with improved nitrogen use efficiency: a modeling approach

(2010) T. D. Ahrens et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The impacts of CGIAR research: A review of recent evidence

(2010) Mitch Renkow et al.   FOOD POLICY

Genome-wide association analyses of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm identifies multiple loci for aluminium resistanceThis article is one of a selection of papers from the conference “Exploiting Genome-wide Association in Oilseed Brassicas: a model for genetic improvement of major OECD crops for sustainable farming”

(2010) Harsh Raman et al.   GENOME

Projected Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation in Africa under Global Warming. Part II: East Africa

(2010) Mxolisi E. Shongwe et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

OsSPL14 promotes panicle branching and higher grain productivity in rice

(2010) Kotaro Miura et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Consuming cassava as a staple food places children 2-5 years old at risk for inadequate protein intake, an observational study in Kenya and Nigeria

(2010) Kevin Stephenson et al.   Nutrition Journal

Breeding tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) trotter]: conventional and molecular approaches

(2010) K. Assefa et al.   PLANT BREEDING

An efficient method for the production of marker-free transgenic plants of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

(2010) Madhurima Bhatnagar et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Embryo rescue and plant regeneration in banana (Musa spp.)

(2010) S. Uma et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Children Consuming Cassava as a Staple Food are at Risk for Inadequate Zinc, Iron, and Vitamin A Intake

(2010) Alison Gegios et al.   PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION

Food security: increasing yield and improving resource use efficiency

(2010) Martin A. J. Parry et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY

African Green Revolution Needn't Be a Mirage

(2010) G. Ejeta   SCIENCE

Breeding Technologies to Increase Crop Production in a Changing World

(2010) M. Tester et al.   SCIENCE

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

(2010) H. C. J. Godfray et al.   SCIENCE

Ideotype root architecture for efficient nitrogen acquisition by maize in intensive cropping systems

(2010) GuoHua Mi et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Pyramiding QTL increases seedling resistance to crown rot (Fusarium pseudograminearum) of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

(2010) W. D. Bovill et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Plant molecular stress responses face climate change

(2010) Ishita Ahuja et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Genetic perspectives on crop domestication

(2010) Briana L. Gross et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Crop Yield Gaps: Their Importance, Magnitudes, and Causes

(2009) David B. Lobell et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

RNAi and Functional Genomics in Plant Parasitic Nematodes

(2009) M. N. Rosso et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

A modified TILLING approach to detect induced mutations in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat

(2009) Cristobal Uauy et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Assessment of technical efficiency of farmer teachers in the uptake and dissemination of push–pull technology in Western Kenya

(2009) D.M. Amudavi et al.   CROP PROTECTION

Closing the cassava yield gap: An analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa

(2009) A.M. Fermont et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of crop yield improvement under drought stress

(2009) A. Blum   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Projected Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation in Africa under Global Warming. Part I: Southern Africa

(2009) M. E. Shongwe et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

High-frequency modification of plant genes using engineered zinc-finger nucleases

(2009) Jeffrey A. Townsend et al.   NATURE

Precise genome modification in the crop species Zea mays using zinc-finger nucleases

(2009) Vipula K. Shukla et al.   NATURE

Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

(2009) Xianzhong Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Identification of barley mutants in the cultivar ‘Lux’ at theDhnloci through TILLING

(2009) S. Lababidi et al.   PLANT BREEDING

FLEXIBLE CULM 1 encoding a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase controls culm mechanical strength in rice

(2009) Xiangjun Li et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genes and Mutations Underlying Domestication Transitions in Grasses

(2009) T. Sang   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Allelic diversities in rice starch biosynthesis lead to a diverse array of rice eating and cooking qualities

(2009) Z. Tian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Input Subsidies to Improve Smallholder Maize Productivity in Malawi: Toward an African Green Revolution

(2009) Glenn Denning et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Toward a green revolution in Africa: what would it achieve, and what would it require?

(2008) Xinshen Diao et al.   AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Building an Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

(2008) Gary Toenniessen et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Applying genotyping (TILLING) and phenotyping analyses to elucidate gene function in a chemically induced sorghum mutant population

(2008) Zhanguo Xin et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Progress in ideotype breeding to increase rice yield potential

(2008) Shaobing Peng et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

On-farm evaluation of the ‘push–pull’ technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya

(2008) Zeyaur R. Khan et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Efficient Mapping of Plant Height Quantitative Trait Loci in a Sorghum Association Population With Introgressed Dwarfing Genes

(2008) P. J. Brown et al.   GENETICS

Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice

(2008) Weiya Xue et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication

(2008) Ertao Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Deletion in a gene associated with grain size increased yields during rice domestication

(2008) Ayahiko Shomura et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Warming of the Indian Ocean threatens eastern and southern African food security but could be mitigated by agricultural development

(2008) C. Funk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tef in the diet of celiac patients in The Netherlands

(2008) Erica Hopman et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030

(2008) D. B. Lobell et al.   SCIENCE

Identification and mapping QTL for high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar ‘Stephens’

(2008) D. K. Santra et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Integrated pest management: the push-pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry

(2007) A. Hassanali et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century

(2007) B. C.Y Collard et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES