Project
Analysis of Cooking and Consumer Preference Traits to Achieve Wider Impact from Bean/Cowpea CRSP Developed Bean Cultivars
Details
Project Code:
ESA2-A2
Start Date:
2002
End Date:
2007
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania
Participants
Lead University:
Oregon State University, Texas A&M University
Other Partners:
University of Pretoria (South Africa); Bunda College, (Malawi); University of California-Riverside, Texas A&M Universit, Washington State University (US); Selian Research Center, Sokoine University (Tanzania);Eduardo Mondland University (Mozambique); Roland Chirwa (Malawi)
Principal Investigator(s):
Ralph Waniska; James R. Myers
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
Coming soon
Objectives
In this study, the research team seeks to integrate teh food utilization and plant breeding components of ESA to: a) understand and quantify consumer preferences, and b) improve the efficiency of the breeding program to release bean varieties that will be successful in the marketplace. Steps are also taken to integrate cowpea research in ESA with that of beans. The concepts and technologies developed in this research can be adapted to cowpeas, as well as transferred to other regions.
Outcomes
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