Location
Uganda
National Agriculture Research Institute
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)
Principal Investigator
Stanley Nkalubo
Crops
Common bean
Product profile
Iron fortified bean
Project duration
2020-2021
Incorporating fast cooking and high seed iron traits into new common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties for Uganda through genomic selection pipelines
The objectives of this quick win activity include:
- Test genomic selection models for quantitative traits (cooking time, seed iron and yield) in common bean breeding populations targeted for Uganda
- Incorporate genomic prediction models in the breeding pipeline to select parental lines for future crosses and to predict phenotypes for new germplasm and new environments
- Provide capacity building to NaCRRI and CIAT-Uganda on genomic selection methodology
