Groundnut breeding program in Burkina Faso gets a boost with seven new improved groundnut varieties
Resource ID
17926
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Seed systems
Crops
Grain legumes, Groundnut
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
West and Central Africa, Burkina Faso
Global Date
20 Dec 19
Title
Groundnut breeding program in Burkina Faso gets a boost with seven new improved groundnut varieties
Keywords
Groundnut, Tropical Legumes, TL-III, legume, crop, increase, production, varieties, developing
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Genetic Gains Program
Story Partners
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and national agricultural research systems partners (NARS) from 7 African countries and the Indian Institute of Pulses Research (ICAR), Kanpur, (UP) in India
Author/Key contact
Dr Rajeev K Varshney
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1833-3, 20 December 2019
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/burkina-faso-gets-a-boost-with-seven-new-improved-groundnut-varieties/
Description
More than 20 years after the last groundnut seed variety was registered in the seed catalog, the groundnut breeding program in West and Central Africa is set to be enhanced through the registration of seven improved groundnut varieties in Burkina Faso. The registration in the West Africa Variety Catalog 2018 was achieved by the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA) through its groundnut improvement program in collaboration with ICRISAT.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
20 Dec 19
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
