68 research outputs found
Avaliação tecnolĂłgica de variedades de cana-de-açĂșcar influenciadas por diferentes adubaçÔes e supressĂ”es de irrigação
Lablab purpureusâA Crop Lost for Africa?
In recent years, so-called âlost cropsâ have been appraised in a number of reviews, among them Lablab purpureus in the context of African vegetable species. This crop cannot truly be considered âlostâ because worldwide more than 150 common names are applied to it. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this paper aims to put forward four theses, (i) Lablab is one of the most diverse domesticated legume species and has multiple uses. Although its largest agro-morphological diversity occurs in South Asia, its origin appears to be Africa. (ii) Crop improvement in South Asia is based on limited genetic diversity. (iii) The restricted research and development performed in Africa focuses either on improving forage or soil properties mostly through one popular cultivar, Rongai, while the available diversity of lablab in Africa might be under threat of genetic erosion. (iv) Lablab is better adapted to drought than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) or cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), both of which have been preferred to lablab in African agricultural production systems. Lablab might offer comparable opportunities for African agriculture in the view of global change. Its wide potential for adaptation throughout eastern and southern Africa is shown with a GIS (geographic information systems) approach
Transcriptome Profiling of Wild Arachis from Water-Limited Environments Uncovers Drought Tolerance Candidate Genes
Genetic map construction and QTL analysis of nitrogen use efficiency in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
Growth, biomass partitioning, and water-use efficiency of a leguminous shrub (Bauhinia faberi var. microphylla) in response to various water availabilities
Effect of leaf nitrogen and water regime on the photosynthetic capacity of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) under field conditions
Effect of high temperature on the rate and duration of grain growth in field-grown Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Pattern of infiltration with furrow irrigation and evapotranspiration of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) grown on Cununurra clay in the Ord Irrigation Area
A simulation model of kenaf for assisting fibre industry planning in northern Australia. III. Model description and validation
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