TY - JOUR
T1 - A roadmap for breeding orphan leafy vegetable species
T2 - A case study of Gynandropsis gynandra (Cleomaceae)
AU - Sogbohossou, E. O.Deedi
AU - Achigan-Dako, Enoch G.
AU - Maundu, Patrick
AU - Solberg, Svein
AU - Deguenon, Edgar M.S.
AU - Mumm, Rita H.
AU - Hale, Iago
AU - Van Deynze, Allen
AU - Schranz, M. Eric
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Applied Research Fund of the Netherlands Organization for Science under the Project “Utilizing the genome of the vegetable species Cleome gynandra for the development of improved cultivars for the West and East African markets” (Project Number: W.08.270.350) and the African Orphan Crops Consortium.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Despite an increasing awareness of the potential of "orphan" or unimproved crops to contribute to food security and enhanced livelihoods for farmers, coordinated research agendas to facilitate production and use of orphan crops by local communities are generally lacking. We provide an overview of the current knowledge on leafy vegetables with a focus on Gynandropsis gynandra, a highly nutritious species used in Africa and Asia, and highlight general and species-specific guidelines for participatory, genomics-assisted breeding of orphan crops. Key steps in genome-enabled orphan leafy vegetables improvement are identified and discussed in the context of Gynandropsis gynandra breeding, including: (1) germplasm collection and management; (2) product target definition and refinement; (3) characterization of the genetic control of key traits; (4) design of the 'process' for cultivar development; (5) integration of genomic data to optimize that 'process'; (6) multi-environmental participatory testing and end-user evaluation; and (7) crop value chain development. The review discusses each step in detail, with emphasis on improving leaf yield, phytonutrient content, organoleptic quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and post-harvest management.
AB - Despite an increasing awareness of the potential of "orphan" or unimproved crops to contribute to food security and enhanced livelihoods for farmers, coordinated research agendas to facilitate production and use of orphan crops by local communities are generally lacking. We provide an overview of the current knowledge on leafy vegetables with a focus on Gynandropsis gynandra, a highly nutritious species used in Africa and Asia, and highlight general and species-specific guidelines for participatory, genomics-assisted breeding of orphan crops. Key steps in genome-enabled orphan leafy vegetables improvement are identified and discussed in the context of Gynandropsis gynandra breeding, including: (1) germplasm collection and management; (2) product target definition and refinement; (3) characterization of the genetic control of key traits; (4) design of the 'process' for cultivar development; (5) integration of genomic data to optimize that 'process'; (6) multi-environmental participatory testing and end-user evaluation; and (7) crop value chain development. The review discusses each step in detail, with emphasis on improving leaf yield, phytonutrient content, organoleptic quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and post-harvest management.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41438-017-0001-2
DO - 10.1038/s41438-017-0001-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040461233
SN - 2052-7276
VL - 5
JO - Horticulture Research
JF - Horticulture Research
IS - 1
M1 - 2
ER -