WP3a: Genotype screening of vegetables for climate resilience (drought and heat stress tolerance)

Objectives:

Screen existing and new okra and eggplant varieties for tolerance to drought and heat stress.

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Outputs:

Okra and eggplant genotypes that are tolerant to drought and heat stress and; Scientific papers reporting the plasticity and morphophysiological mechanisms underlying tolerance to water deficit and heat stress in okra and eggplant; 1 PhD and 2 MSc theses.

Members of WP3a:

Below you can find a list of persons involved in WP3a. Click on the name to see a photo.

• Dr. Mathias Neumann Andersen; Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University
• Dr. Michael Osei Adu, Dep. of Crop Science, University of Ghana
• Dr. Paul Agu Asare, Dep. of Crop Science, University of Ghana
• PhD student Vincent Agyemang Opoku, Department of Crop Science, University of Cape Coast
• Mphil student Justice Asante, Department of Crop Science, University of Cape Coast   
• MPhil student Godswill Hygienus, Department of Crop Science, University of Cape Coast