Ahmed Omar Warsame
- Group Leader, Department of Plant Sciences and Crop Science Centre
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Ahmed Omar Warsame investigates the genetic basis of drought tolerance and nutritional quality in legumes grown in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on crops such as cowpea. Learn more about Ahmed's research.
Research Areas
- Legumes
- Drought tolerance
- Nutritional quality
- Phytatic acid
- Oligosaccharides
Techniques
- Molecular genetics
- High-throughput screening
- GWAS
- Colourimetric quantitative assays
Areas for Collaboration
- Climate-change
- Nutritional value
- End-use quality of legume food crops