Delivering trait-enhanced varieties to African smallholders through a pangenomic breeding network
Fanna Maina, Jacques M. Faye, Alexander Wireko Kena, Cyril Diatta, Moctar Issiakou Tankari, Ardaly Abdou Ousseini, Ousmane Seyni Diakité, Aissata Mamadou Ibrahim, Oumarou Abdoulaye Moussa, Harou Abdou, Rabiou Abdou, Joseph Pascal Sène, Souleymane Bodian, Mbery Ndour, Diariétou Sambakhe, , Geoffrey P. Morris
The paper demonstrates how a global pangenomic breeding network can develop and deploy drought and pest-resistant sorghum varieties for smallholder farmers in Niger.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2025 · PreprintGenomics