Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple food and cash crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, its production and productivity are severely constrained by drought. A total of 120 single-cross hybrids and an open-pollinated control variety were evaluated for 2 years at two locations under managed ...
Akaogu, I.C.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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[Combining ability and performance of extra-early maturing yellow maize inbreds in hybrid combinations under drought and rain-fed conditions]
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Combining ability and performance of extra-early maturing yellow maize inbreds in hybrid combinations under drought and rain-fed conditions
phytoparasite, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., infests millions of hectares of cultivated fields of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Yield losses are often 70 but can be as high as 100% and farmers often abandon infested fields and move to new areas. The objectives of this study were to inve...
Kim, S.K.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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Akintunde, A.Y.
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[Nitrogen effects on Striga hermonthica infestation, grain yield and agronomic traits of tolerant and susceptible maize hybrids]
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Nitrogen effects on Striga hermonthica infestation, grain yield and agronomic traits of tolerant and susceptible maize hybrids
A parasitic plant, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., infests millions of hectares of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa, and it threatens production of major cereal crops including maize (Zea mays L.). Erratic natural infestation is considered a major constraint to assess host plant resistance to ...
Molecular-based characterization of open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) in maize is useful to define their unique profiles. A total of 58 SSR markers selected from a panel of 70 were used for genotyping three samples of 30, 50 and 100 plant bulks for each of 32 OPVs. The SSR markers detected a total...
Arafayne, G.
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Menkir, A.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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Gedil, M.
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[Optimizing sample size for molecular characterization of open-pollinated maize (Zea mays L.) varieties using simple sequence repeat markers]
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Optimizing sample size for molecular characterization of open-pollinated maize (Zea mays L.) varieties using simple sequence repeat markers
urple witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.], here called just striga, parasitizes cereal crops in the savanna zone of sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study were to investigate the expressions of a tolerant and a susceptible cultivar of maize (Zea mays L.) to striga as affected b...
Kim, S.K.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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[Responses of tolerant and susceptible maize varieties to timimg and rate of nitrogen under Striga hermonthica infestation]
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Responses of tolerant and susceptible maize varieties to timimg and rate of nitrogen under Striga hermonthica infestation