Impacts of climate change on fonio millet: seed germination ecology and suitability modelling of an indigenous West African cereal
Our findings provide valuable insight into the physiology and thermal tolerance of fonio seeds, and identify particularly vulnerable agricultural regions in West Africa which will require additional support. This should include developing future dryland agriculture policies, livelihood projects, and resilient crop varieties.
Authors
- Amy Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0660-0181)
- Paolo Ceci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-0887)
- Efisio Mattana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-4603)
- Hillary Mireku Botey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-5010)
- Tiziana Ulian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-256X)
- Caspar Chater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2058-2020)
- Philippa Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-9744)
- Charlotte E. Seal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-9325)
- George Burton
- Rafal M. Gutaker
Institutions
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (IT)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GB)
- Torino e-district (IT)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (GH)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcag041
- Primary Topic
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00