Maize improvement at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), which began in the 1970s, built on the germplasm and experience of earlier years. The main breeding emphasis was to develop maize cultivars and hybrids with high yield potential and durable resistance to diseases and...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Menkir, A.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ajala, S.O.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Kureh, I.
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[Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa]
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Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria. Despite its high production potential, drought, Striga hermonthica parasitsim, and poor soil fertility particularly nitrogen deficiency limit maize production in the savannas. Breeders at IITA have developed drought-...
Kamara, A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Menkir, A.
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[Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties]
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Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties
To evaluate local maize varieties from Burkina Faso under moisture deficiency to identify suitable genotypes to serve as sources of drought tolerance alleles for incorporation into improved cultivars. Methodology and results: Fourteen local maize varieties from Bu...
Olaoye, G.
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Menkir, A.
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Ajala, S.O.
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Jacob, S.
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[Evaluation of local maize (Zea mays L.) varieties from Burkina Faso as source of tolerance to drought]
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Evaluation of local maize (Zea mays L.) varieties from Burkina Faso as source of tolerance to drought
Maize (Zea mays L.) production in west and central Africa (WCA) is constrained by the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth and recurrent drought. Two early maize populations, TZE-W Pop DT STR C0 (white) and TZE-Y Pop DT STR C0 (yellow), developed from diverse genetic backgrounds, were s...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Lum, A.F.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Menkir, A.
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Chabi, Y.
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The, C.
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Abdulai, M.
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Jacob, S.
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Agbaje, S.
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[Performance of early maize cultivars derived from recurrent selection for grain yield and Striga resistance]
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Performance of early maize cultivars derived from recurrent selection for grain yield and Striga resistance