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Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project
- Source :
- Euphytica, 214 (2), Cannarozzi, G, Chanyalew, S, Assefa, K, Bekele, A, Blösch, R, Weichert, A, Klauser, D, Plaza-Wüthrich, S, Esfeld, K, Jöst, M, Rindisbacher, A, Jifar, H, Johnson-Chadwick, V, Abate, E, Wang, W, Kamies, R, Husein, N, Kebede, W, Tolosa, K, Genet, Y, Gebremeskel, K, Ferede, B, Mekbib, F, Martinelli, F, Pedersen, H C, Rafudeen, S, Hussein, S, Tamiru, M, Nakayama, N, Robinson, M, Barker, I, Zeeman, S & Tadele, Z 2018, ' Technology generation to dissemination : lessons learned from the tef improvement project ', Euphytica, vol. 214, no. 2, 31 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2115-5, Cannarozzi, Gina; Chanyalew, Solomon; Assefa, Kebebew; Bekele, Abate; Blösch, Regula; Weichert, Annett; Klauser, Dominik; Plaza-Wüthrich, Sonia; Esfeld, Korinna; Jöst, Moritz; Rindisbacher, Abiel; Jifar, Habte; Johnson-Chadwick, Victoria; Abate, Ermias; Wang, Wuyan; Kamies, Rizqah; Husein, Negussu; Kebede, Worku; Tolosa, Kidist; Genet, Yazachew; ... (2018). Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project. Euphytica, 214(2) Springer 10.1007/s10681-018-2115-5
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- La Trobe, 2023.
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Abstract
- Indigenous crops also known as orphan crops are key contributors to food security, which is becoming increasingly vulnerable with the current trend of population growth and climate change. They have the major advantage that they fit well into the general socio-economic and ecological context of developing world agriculture. However, most indigenous crops did not benefit from the Green Revolution, which dramatically increased the yield of major crops such as wheat and rice. Here, we describe the Tef Improvement Project, which employs both conventional- and molecular-breeding techniques to improve tef—an orphan crop important to the food security in the Horn of Africa, a region of the world with recurring devastating famines. We have established an efficient pipeline to bring improved tef lines from the laboratory to the farmers of Ethiopia. Of critical importance to the long-term success of this project is the cooperation among participants in Ethiopia and Switzerland, including donors, policy makers, research institutions, and farmers. Together, European and African scientists have developed a pipeline using breeding and genomic tools to improve the orphan crop tef and bring new cultivars to the farmers in Ethiopia. We highlight a new variety, Tesfa, developed in this pipeline and possessing a novel and desirable combination of traits. Tesfa’s recent approval for release illustrates the success of the project and marks a milestone as it is the first variety (of many in the pipeline) to be released.<br />Euphytica, 214 (2)<br />ISSN:0014-2336<br />ISSN:1573-5060
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
TILLING
Context (language use)
Plant Science
Biology
580 Plants (Botany)
Horticulture
Eragrostis tef
01 natural sciences
Farmer-participatory research
Indigenous
03 medical and health sciences
Genetic
Orphan crop
Settore AGR/07 - Genetica Agraria
Marker-assisted breeding
Orphan crops
Tef
Milestone (project management)
Genetics
Population growth
Environmental planning
Uncategorized
Food security
business.industry
030104 developmental biology
Agriculture
Famine
business
Green Revolution
Agronomy and Crop Science
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
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- ISSN :
- 00142336 and 15735060
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Euphytica, 214 (2), Cannarozzi, G, Chanyalew, S, Assefa, K, Bekele, A, Blösch, R, Weichert, A, Klauser, D, Plaza-Wüthrich, S, Esfeld, K, Jöst, M, Rindisbacher, A, Jifar, H, Johnson-Chadwick, V, Abate, E, Wang, W, Kamies, R, Husein, N, Kebede, W, Tolosa, K, Genet, Y, Gebremeskel, K, Ferede, B, Mekbib, F, Martinelli, F, Pedersen, H C, Rafudeen, S, Hussein, S, Tamiru, M, Nakayama, N, Robinson, M, Barker, I, Zeeman, S & Tadele, Z 2018, ' Technology generation to dissemination : lessons learned from the tef improvement project ', Euphytica, vol. 214, no. 2, 31 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2115-5, Cannarozzi, Gina; Chanyalew, Solomon; Assefa, Kebebew; Bekele, Abate; Blösch, Regula; Weichert, Annett; Klauser, Dominik; Plaza-Wüthrich, Sonia; Esfeld, Korinna; Jöst, Moritz; Rindisbacher, Abiel; Jifar, Habte; Johnson-Chadwick, Victoria; Abate, Ermias; Wang, Wuyan; Kamies, Rizqah; Husein, Negussu; Kebede, Worku; Tolosa, Kidist; Genet, Yazachew; ... (2018). Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project. Euphytica, 214(2) Springer 10.1007/s10681-018-2115-5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2115-5>
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....19c341791aca8ba68a507d457dff1f02
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.26181/23274365