Orphan crops: their importance and the urgency of improvement

Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project

(2018) Gina Cannarozzi et al.   EUPHYTICA

Allele exchange at the EPSPS locus confers glyphosate tolerance in cassava

(2018) Aaron W. Hummel et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Simultaneous CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of cassava eIF4E isoforms nCBP-1 and nCBP-2 reduces cassava brown streak disease symptom severity and incidence

(2018) Michael A Gomez et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The RNA-Seq-based high resolution gene expression atlas of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) reveals dynamic spatio-temporal changes associated with growth and development

(2018) Himabindu Kudapa et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Nutritional constituents of pseudo cereals and their potential use in food systems: A review

(2018) Nisar Ahmad Mir et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Genome-Wide Association Studies of 11 Agronomic Traits in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

(2018) Shengkui Zhang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Investigating Drought Tolerance in Chickpea Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Selection Based on Whole-Genome Resequencing Data

(2018) Yongle Li et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome wide association mapping of agro-morphological traits among a diverse collection of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) genotypes using SNP markers

(2018) Divya Sharma et al.   PLoS One

Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection

(2018) Christian Fatokun et al.   Scientific Reports

Accelerated ex situ breeding of GBSS- and PTST1-edited cassava for modified starch

(2018) Simon E. Bull et al.   Science Advances

Speed breeding orphan crops

(2018) Tinashe Chiurugwi et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments

(2017) Rajeev K Varshney et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Whole-genome resequencing of 292 pigeonpea accessions identifies genomic regions associated with domestication and agronomic traits

(2017) Rajeev K Varshney et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome resources for climate-resilient cowpea, an essential crop for food security

(2017) María Muñoz-Amatriaín et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing of Phytoene desaturase in Cassava

(2017) John Odipio et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Finger Millet: A “Certain” Crop for an “Uncertain” Future and a Solution to Food Insecurity and Hidden Hunger under Stressful Environments

(2017) Sanjay Mohan Gupta et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Raising Crop Productivity in Africa through Intensification

(2017) Zerihun Tadele   Agronomy-Basel

Comprehensive tissue-specific proteome analysis of drought stress responses in Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. (Pearl millet)

(2016) Arindam Ghatak et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)

(2016) Haizheng Xiong et al.   PLoS One

Genotyping-by-Sequencing Analysis for Determining Population Structure of Finger Millet Germplasm of Diverse Origins

(2016) Anil Kumar et al.   Plant Genome

EcoTILLING-Based Association Mapping Efficiently Delineates Functionally Relevant Natural Allelic Variants of Candidate Genes Governing Agronomic Traits in Chickpea

(2016) Deepak Bajaj et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Tracking crop varieties using genotyping-by-sequencing markers: a case study using cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

(2015) Ismail Y. Rabbi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Construction of a genetic map for pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., using a genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach

(2015) K. H. Moumouni et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa

(2015) A. W. Murage et al.   Food Security

An advanced draft genome assembly of a desi type chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

(2015) Sabiha Parween et al.   Scientific Reports

The Potential Role of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species as Future Crops under Water Scarce Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

(2015) Pauline Chivenge et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

CTDB: An Integrated Chickpea Transcriptome Database for Functional and Applied Genomics

(2015) Mohit Verma et al.   PLoS One

Genome and transcriptome sequencing identifies breeding targets in the orphan crop tef (Eragrostis tef)

(2014) Gina Cannarozzi et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome wide SNP identification in chickpea for use in development of a high density genetic map and improvement of chickpea reference genome assembly

(2014) Amit A Deokar et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genetic Mapping Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing in the Clonally Propagated Cassava

(2014) Ismail Rabbi et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Indigenous knowledge, use and on-farm management of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) diversity in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

(2014) Temesgen Olango et al.   Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

A haplotype map of genomic variations and genome-wide association studies of agronomic traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

(2013) Guanqing Jia et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

The Need for Agro-Allied Industries to Promote Food Security by Value Addition to Indigenous African Food Crops

(2012) Dele Raheem   OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE

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

(2012) Zerihun Tadele et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Climate change risks for African agriculture

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

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

Terminal drought-tolerant pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] have high leaf ABA and limit transpiration at high vapour pressure deficit

(2010) Jana Kholová et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

Underexploited African Grain Crops: A Nutritional Resource

(2010) Jed W. Fahey   NUTRITION REVIEWS

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

(2010) K. Assefa et al.   PLANT BREEDING

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

African Green Revolution Needn't Be a Mirage

(2010) G. Ejeta   SCIENCE

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

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

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

(2009) Glenn Denning et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

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