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Checklist of wild sorghum species that occur in Malawi

Latest version published by Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre (MPGRC) on May 31, 2022 Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre (MPGRC)

This is a checklist of sorghum wild species that occur in Malawi.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 9 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Khaki Mponya N, Maxted N, Magombo Z L K (2019): Checklist of wild sorghum species that occur in Malawi. v1.2. Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre (MPGRC). Dataset/Occurrence. http://41.77.13.208:8081/ipt/resource?r=pgr1&v=1.0

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre (MPGRC). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Occurrence; Checklist; Observation

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Nolipher Khaki Mponya
Agricultural research Scientist
MPGRC Chitedze Research Station, Box 158 Lilongwe MW +265 991722733
Nigel Maxted
University of Birmingham University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham B 15 2TT, Edgbaston Birmingham GB
Zacharia Lekodi Kwalila Magombo
Senior Scientist
National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi NHBGM, Box 528 Zomba MW +265 888 20 29 00

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Nolipher Khaki Mponya
Research Scientist
MPGRC Chitedze Research Station, P.O.Box 158 Lilongwe MW
Nigel Maxted
University of Birmingham University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham B 15 2TT, Edgbaston Birmingham GB
Zacharia L.K Magombo
Senior Scientist
National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi, Box 528, Zomba MW +265 888 20 29 00

Who filled in the metadata:

Nolipher Khaki Mponya
Agricultural Research Scientist
MPGRC Chitedze Research Station, Box 158 Lilongwe MW +265 991722733

Who else was associated with the resource:

Principal Investigator
Nolipher Khaki Mponya
Agricultural Research Scientist
MPGRC Chitedze Research Station, P.O.Box 158 Lilongwe MW
User
Nigel Maxted
Senior Lecturer
University of Birmingham University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham B 15 2TT, Edgbaston Birmingham GB
Reviewer
Zacharia LK Magombo
Senior Scientist
National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi, Box 528, Zomba MW
User
Moses Maliro
Senior lecturer
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural resources Lilongwe

Geographic Coverage

Sorghum wild species observed across Malawi.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-16.931, 33.069], North East [-9.427, 35.969]

Project Data

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an important food crop in Malawi. Online data reveal occurrence of its four crop wild relatives including S.versicolor Andersson, S. halepense (L.) Pers, S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf and S. arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf. Some of these contain traits that confer resistance to Striga asiatica L. Kuntze and possibly have genes for tolerance to other biotic and abiotic stresses. However, their status and spatial diversity has not been established. This project aims at halting genetic erosion and safeguard the species for present and future use and specifically, to (i) establish the distribution of S.versicolor Anderson, S. halepense (L.) Pers, S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf and S. arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf. in Malawi; (ii) establish the spatial diversity of these crop wild relatives (iii) assess the state of vulnerability of the species; and (iv) propose conservation plan to safeguard the threatened species. Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre led the project in collaboration with National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Commission of Science and Technology and University of Birmingham. Current in situ status, distribution and spatial diversity of these species will be established. This information will guide in designing an effective and sustainable conservation plan that will guide policy makers. Data from this will help in periodic monitoring of their status in their habitat as well as to complement the existing data hence improve knowledge base of the species. There will be increased accessibility of Sorghum CWR data for research globally.

Title Checklist of wild sorghum species that occur in Malawi.
Identifier BID-AF2017-0265-SMA
Funding The project received funding from European Union through Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) under Biodiversity Information for Development(BID) grant(BID-AF2017-0265-SMA) and was co funded by the Government of Malawi.
Study Area Description The work focused on establishing sorghum wild species occurring in Malawi.
Design Description Species occurrence data was used for this study. Herbarium and botanic gardens were the main source of occurrence data. The main aim of the project was to establish the range distribution and diversity of sorghum wild species in order to encourage future use in sorghum improvement in Malawi and their sustainable conservation.

The personnel involved in the project:

Principal Investigator
Nolipher Khaki Mponya
Point Of Contact
Dr. Wilkson Makumba

Sampling Methods

The study used species occurrence data. This included data with coordinates and non georeferenced data.

Study Extent The study targeted wild sorghum species that occur in Malawi.

Method step description:

  1. First was image capturing of her barium specimen. This was followed by digitization of the passport information associated with the captured specimen.Data with no coordinates was georeferenced using google maps. All data points were plotted on the Map of Malawi using DIVA GIS to identify species falling outside Malawi. The Plant list and global name resolver was used to validate taxonomic status of the species.

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=pgr1