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Breeding of indigenous plants for Southern Africa:
Domestication of Marama bean
Percy CHIMWAMUROMBEDEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Faculty of Science UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA
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Outline of Presentation
1. Introduction to Marama bean.
2. Marama bean domestication/breeding program.
3. Setting up a domestication/breeding program
4. Summary of past and ongoing actions.
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Tylosema esculentum Marama bean (2n=44) :
Family Fabaceae, subfamily CaesalpinoidaeCreeping perennial non nodulating
legume (25-36m²)Edible seeds (3g) and large roots (25kg-100kg)Grows in the Kalahari sands regions (Namibia, RSA & Botswana)Grows well in low rainfall ( 50-500mm)Drought avoiding plantHigh protein, fatty acids and starch 4
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5Marama bean life cycle
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Edible Marama bean seeds- 3g per seed
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Marama young roots (bulged)
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Marama large root, rich in edible and industrial starch10
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Domestication: is the outcome of a selection process that leads to increased adaptation of plants and animals to cultivation or rearing and utilization by humans considering the positive or negative role of microorganisms
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Modern Crop Domestication and
Breeding: Southern Africa Context
Modern Crop Domestication and
Breeding: Southern Africa Context
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Summary of the Projected impacts of Summary of the Projected impacts of climate change in Africaclimate change in Africa
1. By 2020, between 75 and 250 million people in Africa are projected to be exposed to increased water stress due to climate change.
2. By 2020, in some countries, yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50%. Agricultural production, including access to food, in many African countries is projected to be severely compromised. This would further adversely affect food security and exacerbate malnutrition.
3. Towards the end of the 21st century, projected sea level rise will affect low-lying coastal areas with large populations.
4. By 2080, an increase of 5 to 8% of arid and semi-arid land in Africa is projected under a range of climate scenarios.
5. The cost of adaptation could amount to at least 5 to 10% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 14
Source: Report. Summary for Policy Makers, IPCC, 2007
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50 yr Climate Change projections
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Tylosema genus distribution
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African Child Wellness StatisticsAfrican Child Wellness Statistics1. It has been estimated that every minute eight under-five children die in
sub-Saharan Africa.
2. Two thirds of the under-five deaths in the African Region are due to preventable causes. The chief causes of death are complicated by malnutrition that accounts for one third of all deaths in children under five years.
3. Food insecurity in Africa threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable people.
4. Under nutrition is directly or indirectly responsible for 3.5 million child death every year.
5. Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest prevalence of low birth weight ranging from 7-42%.
6. Although the degree to which indirect determinants of death are expressed varies between countries, malnutrition is a critical risk factor in most countries, and nutrition and food security remains a fundamental challenge to child survival.
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Source: Report. WHO Regional Office for Africa, 2012
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What are the Southern African What are the Southern African regional common issues?regional common issues?
• Food production-Climate change effects
• Health issues
• Nutritional issues (child protein deficiencies)
• Jobs (and jobs creation)
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Modern Crop Domestication Modern Crop Domestication 1. An open-minded approach is required, even hearing brutal non conventional
ideas.
2. Prioritize participatory approaches until better empowerment tools come.
3. Mixing past practices and new styles in domestication- learning from the current and past experiences invoking new ways.
4. Consider the current, past nutritional trends (e.g. most people nowadays remove chicken skins, running away from fats, this is a new trend. It was not like this 30 years ago). Now is a there is need to breed for lean chicken!
5. Consider climate change effects.
6. New mindset: develop indigenous crops (just looks at what Africa eats today, and ask how much of that is native to Africa, only 3-4 crops only, there rest of them are invasives, for lack of better word).
7. This is time to develop local crops that resilient and adapted to local environments for millennia, may be we can combat climate change effects.
8. In many fora where health issues of Africa are discussed one always hear that people should start eating traditional foods to avoid exposure to modern/western/eastern foods which their physiology is not genetically adapted to. Whether true or false, real of perception, these voices need to be listened and something must be done, lest the future generations will not have kind words to us.
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NOTE
1. Time is limited.
2. So be fast, move away from BUSINESS AS-USUAL (BAU) domestication approaches.
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vCentral Goal:
Domestication of Marama bean
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
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vCentral goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting12. Bio-fertlisers
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting12. Bio-fertlisers
13.More gene discovery
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting12. Bio-fertlisers
13.More gene discovery 14. Commercial scales of production
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting12. Bio-fertlisers
13.More gene discovery 14. Commercial scales of production
15. Commercial scales for byproducts
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10.Participatory production
Central goal: domestication of Marama bean
1.Basic Plant Biology
2. Crop breeding
3. Crop protection 4. Product development
5. Agronomy
6. Product piloting7. Microbiology& Entomology
8. Conservation Genetics
9. Omics and gene discovery
11. Participatory product piloting12. Bio-fertlisers
13.More gene discovery 14. Commercial scales of production
15. Commercial scales for byproducts16. Future perspectives
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Building capacity on crop diversification in light of climate change:
A broad skills training vehicle.
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Initial Research Questions• Is there variability between- and in marama populations?• Are there any superior genotypes in the environment? • Can molecular genetic tools be used to identify and selected
such?• Can phenotypic tools be used for selection? • Is it possible to increase the yield of marama?• Do bacteria play a role in enhancing marama nutrient
acquisition? • Is it possible to prescribe best growing areas and cultural
practices?• Does marama have other uses besides food and feed: ITK
uses?• Is marama bean acceptable and viable as a commercial
crop- locally, regionally and internationally?38
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T. esculentumT. humifusumT. argenteumT. angolenseT. fassoglense
MaramaDistribution Map
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Using SSRs, We have found low inter-population genetic diversity and high intra-population variability in marama subpopulation
The similarities for each cluster were between 75-92%, which is high, indicating low genetic variability.
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Genotype variations
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The case for domestication in sA
• Most of the Kalahari concept is in sA, semi desert to desert
• High value nutrition (Protein, FAs, Starch)• Low seed production (1-2) seeds/pod) remains a
challenge that can be dealt with plant breeding• Disappearing accessions is another concern• Malnutrition high in Southern African can be
addressed by supplemented the protein with local marama
• Selection of superior accessions important and is on going
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Rainfall Map of Namibia
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Value addition: development of Marama prototype
products• Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
– Roasted marama bean nuts– Green marama– Full fat and defatted marama bean flours
with various confectionery uses– Marama-sorghum composite meals to be
used for preparation of porridge– Marama milk– Marama oil
CosmeticsPharmeuticsStarch 45
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Marama amylose (35.74%)Cassava amylose (18 -28%,) Sweet potato amylose (28%),
Isolation and characterization of the starch of marama bean young roots in terms of its physical &
chemical and pasting properties.
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1. Isolation and molecular characterization of marama starch biosynthetic genes
(SSSI, AGPase & SBEs).
2. Physicochemical and functional properties of native marama starch finalized. Better
properties than most root starches
3. Isolation of serine protease inhibitor gene for marama48
Marama AGPL
Phaseolus vulgaris
Glycine max
Medicago truncatula
Pisium sativum
Lens culinaris
Cicer arietinum
Solanum lycopercium
Solanum tuberosum
Arabidopsis thaliana
Sorghum bicolor
Zea mays
Brachypodium distachyon
Escherichia coli
Clu
ster II C
luster I
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Comparison of total seed protein content
Legume % Protein content
Soybean ( some varieties) 38
Marama 32
Lupine 31
Lens 24
Pea 23
Broad bean 23
Phaseolus 2249
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Germplasm Conservation
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1. 450 accessions have been collected
2. Community centred in-situ germplasm conservation
3. Phenotypic selection of desirable characteristics
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Pollination by bumbble bee 51Marama bean is an obligate outcrosser
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Germination characteristics
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Inter-nodal lengths
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Gamma irradiation increase germination rates
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On-Farm Cultivation Trials in Namibia
• One farm in Okakarara
• 4 farms in Epukiro
• 2 farms in Vaasdraai
• 90kg-200kg/ha (1.2-2 tonnes/ha potential)
• Planned 12 farms in Omaheke region with NEPAD/SANBIO support
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Marama farm preparation
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Shortening the Reproductive Life cycle
• One of the priorities is to shorten the life cycle. We hypothesize that marama appears to grow slowly because in its natural environment moisture and fertility is restrictive.
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Pending & Current Activities1. Molecular Breeding
1. Genotype identification- molecular makers2. Crosses3. Genetic maps4. Selections5. Mutation breeding
2. Field trials1. Cultivar trials2. Plant-water relationships3. Yields evaluations4. Seed quality evaluations (populations and individuals)
3. Molecular Studies1. Libraries2. Gene discoveries
4.Plant-Microbe interactions5. QTLs and Drought avoidance6. Heat Stress tolerance
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Bacteria in the rhizosphere of Tylosema esculentum (Marama bean): Possible role in nitrogen fixation and growth enhancement
1. Does marama, in its developmental stages, harbour tissue specific advantegous endophytic microorganism communities?
2. What are the identities of the active endophytic diazotrophs associated with marama with respect to tissue and developmental stages?
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So farSo far
Bacteria isolations from Bacteria isolations from germinated gnotobiotically germinated gnotobiotically
grown seedlings have started.grown seedlings have started.
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1. 34 culturable bacterial species from• 16 genera including Bacillus, Rhizobia,
Curtobacterium, Pantonea, Microbacterium, Enterobacter, and Burkoholderia were isolated.
2. 16 isolates with <95% similarity to published 16SrDNA sequences are being treated as potential new species and work is ongoing to characterize and describe them further.
3. Some of the endophytic bacteria species have strong characteristics for promoting growth directly on stimulating the plant and indirectly creating a permissive environment for growth.
We now know that marama bean seeds are home to at least:We now know that marama bean seeds are home to at least:
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• We observed IAA production activity, ACC deaminase activity, siderophore forming activity, phosphate solubilizing activity, endoglucanase production and AHL production activity and nitrogen fixing activity and more.
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Marama plant growth promoting bacteria and mycorrhiza
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Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks1. Marama farming is possible, conservation and
high production.
2. New biological details on marama are being unravelled.
3. Microbial-interactions key to its nutrient provision.
4. The enigma still persist, many unknowns, however we are closing the gaps: from the known knowns, known unknowns to the unknown knowns.
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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments• Marama Research Group at UNAM• Kirkhouse Trust• Swedish Development Agency (SIDA)• CPP initiative on Integrated Sustainable Land Management• NRF, South Africa• MAWF (IPTT)• UNAM, Namibia• University of Botswana• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences• University of Pretoria• University of Bremen• McGregor Foundation in USA• TFO (BMBF)• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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