s:1038:"TI Coping with drought: strategies to improve genetic adaptation of common bean in drought-prone regions of Africa 
AU Amede, T. 
AU Kimani, P. 
AU Ronno, W. 
AU Lunze, L. 
AU Mbikay, N. 
AB Common bean is enjoying resurgence in interes! and an enhanced level of consumption as a majar souree of protein  for Afriean households owing to an outrageous inerease in  priee of animal products. It also serves as a break erop in  Maize-hased and rice-based systems to reduce decline in soil  fertility. However frequent drougbt and diseases Iimit roductivity  of beans in Ihe region. It is partly because bean production in  recent years has c"panded into semi-arid regions due to an  inerease in population pressure. While drought IS yet one of  the most limiting faetors to bean production on a global scale  tbe situation wi II expectedly deteriorate in Afríe!! if the curren!  trend of land degradation cannot be reversed. In addition climatie variability will increase as it bas been postulated in  a scenario of global warming. 
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