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Project Goal:
To contribute to increasing food security and income for rural poor in
Eastern, Central and Southern Africa through genetic improvement of
common bean, Africa’s most important grain legume crop
Project Purpose:
To use marker assisted selection breeding to pyramid root rot and
angular leaf spot resistance genes in well adapted market class
populations of bush and climbing beans, and making these products
available to national researchers through participatory breeding
initiatives 662068
Project Objectives
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Define the composition and distribution of Pythium
species causing root rots of common bean in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya
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Develop standardized molecular markers for defining and
characterizing the angular leaf spot pathogen, Phaeoisariopsis
griseola
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Characterize the nature and inheritance of angular leaf
spot resistance in common bean and develop molecular markers for
marker assisted selection breeding
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Combine and pyramid angular leaf spot, Pythium root rot
and Fusarium wilt resistance into bean varieties that are preferred in
the region (market class beans).
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Disseminate the results to scientists
from participating countries and bean researchers through a series of
workshops and student training.
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