Poverty, food, and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become major
concerns in recent times. The effects of climate change, drought, and unpredictable rainfall …

Legume crops, belonging to the Fabaceae family, are of immense importance for sustaining
global food security. Many legumes are profitable crops for smallholder farmers due to their …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is an important legume crop with immense potential
for nutritional and food security, income generation, and livestock feed in Sub-Saharan …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are important for the acceleration of
crop improvement through knowledge of marker-trait association (MTA). This report used …

Underutilized pulses and their wild relatives are typically stress tolerant and their seeds are
packed with protein, fibers, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals. The consumption of …

Bambara groundnut is one of the crops with inadequate molecular research to show its full
potentials. Previous studies showed morphological diversity with inadequate information to …

Understanding the phenotypic variation and designing a mini‐core collection is an efficient
method to accelerate the genetic gain of bambara groundnut. A collection of 300 bambara …

Bambara groundnut is a highly nutritious underutilized legume crop, which can be cultivated
in unfavorable environments, has the potential to address food security and can significantly …

In the perspective of investigating genomic selection (GS) among Musa genotypes in West
and Central Africa, banana accessions were phenotyped under natural drought stress in …

Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J. Presl, a tropical aromatic evergreen tree belonging to the
Lauraceae family, is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also a traditional …