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Promising High-Yielding Tetraploid Plantain-Bred Hybrids in West Africa

Tenkouano, Abdou; Lamien, Nieyidouba; Agogbua, Josephine; Amah, Delphine; Swennen, Rony; Traore, Siaka; Thiemele, Deless; Aby, Ngoran; Kobenan, Kouman; Gnonhouri, Goly; Yao, Ndrin; Astin, G.; Sawadogo-Kabore, Seraphine; Tarpaga, Vianney; Issa, Wonni; Lokossou, Bernadin; Adjanohoun, Adolphe; Amadji, Gilles Leandre; Adangnitode, Solange; Igue, Kabore Alice Djinadou;
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Sammanfattning

The devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on plantain production in West Africa spurred the development of resistant hybrids. The goal of this research and development (R&D) undertaken was assessing the development and dissemination of two plantain hybrids PITA 3 and FHIA 21 bred in the 1980s by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Nigeria) and the Fundacion Hondurena de Investigacion Agricola (FHIA, Honduras), respectively. In Cote d'Ivoire, plantain growers selected PITA 3 and FHIA 21 based on their improved agronomic characteristics and, between 2012 and 2016, they were massively propagated and distributed to farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAAP) coordinated by the West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF). In 2016, the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique in Cote d'Ivoire included the hybrids in the improved cultivar directory. This R&D activity illustrates how three decades of crossbreeding, selection, and distribution led to local acceptance. It also highlights how a CORAF-led partnership harnessed CGIAR research for development. The dissemination and acceptance of these plantain hybrids will enhance the sustainable intensification in plantain-based farming systems across the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa.

Nyckelord

plantain; plantain hybrids; resistant hybrids; Black leafstreak disease; Pseudocercospora fijiensis; West Africa

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International Journal of Agronomy
2019, Volym: 2019, artikelnummer: 3873198

    Globala målen

    SDG2 Ingen hunger

    UKÄ forskningsämne

    Genetik och förädling
    Trädgårdsvetenskap/hortikultur

    Publikationens identifierare

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3873198

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    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/99683