MoBreed – Enhancing training and research mobility for novel crops breeding in Africa

Welcome to MoBreed

With the ever-growing population size, food and nutrition insecurity has become one of the biggest challenges in sub-Saharan Africa while the continent is endowed with a rich agricultural diversity that can be valued to overcome hunger and poverty. Unfortunately, the region is critically short in plant breeders capable to develop cultivars and stimulate seed systems that meet communities’ needs in the face of climate change. MoBreed (Mobility for Breeders in Africa), a consortium of five African universities together with one European technical partner, intends to:

produce 10 high profile plant breeders (PhD holders) that will address current and future challenges related to climate change and agriculture with focus on at least 10 promising underutilized plant species of Africa …

News & Events

Nov182019

Fourth call for applications: Deadline EXTENDED to December 13th, 2019

novembre 18, 2019

Learn more about the program here and find the application process here

Nov42019

Scholars from the Mobreed Program speak out a the APBA conference

novembre 4, 2019

In the framework of the launching conference of the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA), a delegation from the MoBreed Scholars was in Accra, University of Ghana. From 23- 25 October, discussions, panels, oral and poster presentations were held under the theme ‘’ ’Advances in classical breeding and application of modern breeding tools for food and nutrition…

Publications

Déc92019

Correlations, path coefficient analysis and phenotypic diversity of a West African germplasm of Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]

PublicationsPar Belmira Moustapha décembre 9, 2019 Laisser un commentaire

Akohoue, F., Achigan-Dako, E.G., Coulibaly, M., Sibiya J (2019) Correlations, path coefficient analysis and phenotypic diversity of a West African germplasm of Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]. Genet Resour Crop Evol 66: 1825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-019-00839-w

Oct292019

A combination of approaches evidenced seed storage behaviour in the miracle berry Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell.

PublicationsPar Belmira Moustapha octobre 29, 2019 Laisser un commentaire

Tchokponhoué, D.A., S. N’Danikou and E.G. Achigan-Dako. 2019. A combination of approaches evidenced seed storage behaviour in the miracle berry Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell. BMC Plant Biology 19: 117.

Oct282019

Andromonoecy in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. (Cleomaceae) and effects on fruit and seed production

PublicationsPar Belmira Moustapha octobre 28, 2019 Laisser un commentaire

Zohoungbogbo H. P. F., Houdegbe C. A., Sogbohossou O. E. D., Tossou M. G., Maundu, P., Schranz, M. E., Van Deynze A., Zoundjihekpon J., Achigan-Dako E. G. 2018. Andromonoecy in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. (Cleomaceae) and effects on fruit and seed production. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 65(8): 2231–2239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0687-5.

Oct222019

Enhancing growth and leaf yield in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. (Cleomaceae) using agronomic practices to accelerate crop domestication

PublicationsPar Belmira Moustapha octobre 22, 2019 Laisser un commentaire

Houdegbe C. A., Sogbohossou O. E. D., Achigan- Dako E. G. 2018. Enhancing growth and leaf yield in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. (Cleomaceae) using agronomic practices to accelerate crop domestication. Scientia Horticulturae. 233:90-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.01.035.