1. REPORT BACK FROM
GROUNDNUT TEAM
Groundnuts Team

2. Overview
Project 1. (TLI) Focus on objective 1 –
Improve groundnut productivity for
marginal environments in sub-Saharan
Africa
Activities
1. Confirm disease/drought
resistance/tolerance sources and
assess new diversity
2. Develop SNP markers for cultivated
groundnut
3. Map disease resistance QTL and
anchor these to the physical map
4. Use MABC to introgress disease
resistance drought and disease
towards MARS use in future
5. Strengthen capacity of NARS partners
6. Management and storage of data

3. Summary of the deliverables
Activities Deliverables
1. Validate resist sources New well characterized genotypes
1. Novel Res sources confirmed, (CSSL, Synthetics, AB)
2. Agronomic attributes of (CSSL, Synthetics, AB) & QTL
3. Pre- breeding material
4. Data base of phenotype data,
2. SNP development • Genome-wide resource of SNPs
3. Map resistance QTL &
anchor to physical map
1. Phenotypic data on stress (GRD, ELS, Rust)
2. QTL and flanking markers for diseases resistance
3. Additional SSRs carrying disease resistance QTL
4. 3 regions controlling disease res anchored on physical map
4.Use MABC to introgress
resistance/tolerance
1. 3 populations ready for multi-location phenotyping.
2. MABC and other advanced materials available for PVS
3. New populations generated (from new sources of res &
additional QTL mapped
4. Genotypic polymorphism of parents known
5. Strengthen capacity • Scientists trained in phenotyping and use of genomic tools
6. Manage Data 1. Marker data for each disease available
2. Phenotypic data for ref set available

4. Product categories
Genomic
resources
56%
Novel
Germplasm
36%
Tools/proto
cals
8%
Portfolio: 25 products
Critical areas
– ABQTL (1) to be completed
by Sept 2014
– New ABQTL (2) to be
completed by 2015
– Mapping populations for
disease resistance

5. Current status
• Largely delivered
• Access: ICRISAT,
CIRAD,
Germplasm
• Largely delivered
(Phenotyping and AB
QTL to continue)
• Access: Diverse
leaders- publications,
data bases (ICRISAT,
other DB’s)
Genomic resources
• Largely delivered
(Phenotyping and AB
QTL to continue
• Access: Diverse
leaders-
publications, IBP
Tools and process

6. Strategy for Transition.. 2014 and beyond
On track
• AB QTL work to be
completed by 09
2014 and 2nd one to
be completed by
2015.
Delayed
• Mapping for
resistance GRD,
ELS, Rust
• CSSL line
characterisation
Activity Leader
1. ABQTL work (2) CIRAD/ISRA
2. Mapping for resis ICRISAT-Malawi , NBI
3. CSSL
characterization ESA
ICRISAT-Malawi
Supporting
framework
Strategy prerequisite
• Use current
support (GCP to
2014)
Manage for results
• Remedies in
place
• Make over of
team
• CRP Activities already
aligned to CRP

7. Resource
Category
Available
knowledge/dat
a
Dissemination
strategy
Next steps
Genomic
Resources,
tools and
protocols
Publications and
supplementary
data
Publicly available
DBs (IBP, GDMS)
Institute DBs)
• Authors & activity leaders to
• Curate data before
submission
• Biological resources -
(repository & IP issues)
• (PI and PDC to follow up)
Germplasm Diverse
Genotypes
Repository via
ICRISAT, SIRA,
CIRAD)
• Review IP issues to address
post project access by other
actors
• (PI, Activity leaders and PDC
to follow up)
Data management

8. Horizon planning
Transitioning from discovery to innovation focus
Scaling up use of GCP outputs for wider outcomes
• Phenotyping novel germplasm for pipeline to breeding
programmes.
• Genomics resources: Deployment in breeding programmes
• Modeling. Improving focus of breeding activities for
variable but predictable challenges.
• Targeted capacity strengthening of especially NARS to
promote use and benefits of investments at appropriate
scale (IBP linkage.

9. Thank you