Low maize yields and the impacts of climate change on maize production highlight the need to improve yields in eastern and southern Africa. Climate projections suggest higher temperatures within drought-prone areas. Research in model species suggests that tolerance to combined drought and heat st...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Crossa, J.
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Zaidi, P.H.
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Grudloyma P
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Sánchez, C.
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Araus, J.L.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Magorokosho, C.
,
Bänziger, Marianne
,
Menkir A
,
Hearne S
,
Atlin, Gary
,
[Identification of drought, heat and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize (Zea mays L.)]
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Identification of drought, heat and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize (Zea mays L.)
Abstract Maize streak virus (MSV) disease is a devastating
disease in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which causes
significant yield loss in maize. Resistance to MSV has
previously been mapped to a major QTL (Msv1) on chromosome
1 that is germplasm and environment independent
and to several minor l...
Nair, S.K.
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Babu, R.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Semagn, K.
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Beyene, Y.
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Das, B.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Kumar, P.L.
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Olsen, M.
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Boddupalli, P.M.
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[Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines]
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Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines
Maize is a major staple food crop in southern Africa and stress tolerant improved varieties have the potential to increase productivity, enhance livelihoods and reduce food insecurity. This study uses big data in refining the geospatial targeting of new drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties in Ma...
Tesfaye, K.
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Sonder, Kai
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Caims, J.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Tarekegn, A.
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Getaneh, F.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Abate, T.
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Erenstein, Olaf
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[Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data]
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Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data
Background
Maize yield potential is rarely maximized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the devastating effects of drought stress and Striga hermonthica parasitism. This study was conducted to determine the gains in grain yield and associated changes in an early-maturing yellow bi-parental maize ...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Talabi, A.O.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Fasanmade, Y.
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Gedil, M.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance]
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Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance
Low maize (Zea maysL.) yields and the impacts of climate change on maize production highlight the need to improve yields in eastern and southern Africa. Climate projections suggest higher temperatures within drought-prone areas. Research in model species suggests that tolerance to combined drough...
Cairns, Jill E.
,
Crossa, J.
,
Zaidi, P.H.
,
Grudloymad P
,
Sánchez, C.
,
Araus, J.L.
,
Thaitad S
,
Makumbi, Dan
,
Magorokosho, C.
,
Bänziger, Marianne
,
Menkirf A
,
Hearnef S
,
Atlin, Gary
,
[Identification of drought, heat, and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize]
,
Identification of drought, heat, and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize