Improving maize productivity in the savannas of West Africa will depend on improving soil fertility and ensuring the efficient use of inputs and the relevant maize varieties tolerant to low nitrogen (N) that have been developed for this region. Several cycles of full-sib family selection that com...
Ajala, S.
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Kling, J.
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Menkir, A.
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[Full-Sib family selection in maize populations for tolerance to low soil nitrogen]
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Full-Sib family selection in maize populations for tolerance to low soil nitrogen
The International Institute of Agriculture (IITA) is among the major suppliers of genetic materials to national agricultural research and extension systems in West and Central Africa for the development of improved maize varieties. This paper presents the results of a survey of the impact of germ...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Kling, J.
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Mankinde, K.
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Ajala, S.
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Menkir, A.
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[Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa]
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Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa
The Maize streak virus (MSV) disease has been one of the most devastating diseases of maize (Zea mays L.) in all the countries of West and Central Africa (WCA). For a long time, breeding for resistance to the disease was frustrating because of lack of facilities for uniform artifi cial inoculatio...
Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Fajemisin, J.
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Ladipo , J.
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Ajala, S.
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Kim, S.K.
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[Development and regional deployment of streak virus resistant maize germplasm: an overview]
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Development and regional deployment of streak virus resistant maize germplasm: an overview
Stem borers are one of the major constraints limiting maize productivity in Africa. The most important species reducing maize yield in West and Central Africa are Sesamia calamistis, Eldana saccharina and Busseola fusca. Both the pink stem borer (Sesamia calamistis Walker (Pyralidae) and the sug...
Ajala, S.
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Aroga, R.
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Odiyi, A.
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Olaoye , G.
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[Screening and breeding for resistance to maize stem borers and Eldana in West and Central Africa]
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Screening and breeding for resistance to maize stem borers and Eldana in West and Central Africa
During the past 45 years, the genetic improvement programs of IITA and its partners have made spectacular progress in developing high-yielding crop varieties that offered best-bet solutions to major production constraints, such as, cassava mosaic, maize streak, Striga, soybean rust, insect pests,...
Ajala, S.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Menkir, A.
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[Maize genetic improvement for enhanced productivity gains in West and Central Africa]
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Maize genetic improvement for enhanced productivity gains in West and Central Africa
Maize (Zea mays L.) landraces in the northern Guinea savanna and Sudan savanna in West and Central Africa appear to have some drought-adaptive traits. This study was initiated to assess the level of improvement in yield potential and other agronomic traits achieved under drought stress (DS) and i...
Meseka, S.K.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ajala, S.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Menkir, A.
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[Introgression of alleles from maize landraces to improve drought tolerance in an adapted germplasm]
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Introgression of alleles from maize landraces to improve drought tolerance in an adapted germplasm
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), caused by different species of cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs), is themost important disease of cassava in Africa and the Indian sub-continent. The cultivated cassava speciesis protected from CMD by polygenic resistance introgressed from the wild species Manihot ...
Oloyede-Kamiyo, Q.
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Ajala, S.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Estimates of genetic variances and relationship among traits associated with stem borer resistance in maize (Zea mays L.)]
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Estimates of genetic variances and relationship among traits associated with stem borer resistance in maize (Zea mays L.)
The West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN) was instituted with the ultimate goal to help improve maize (Zea mays L.) production in West and Central Africa (WCA). One objective of the Network is to enhance the research capacity and capability of the participating na...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ajala, S.
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[Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach]
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Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach
Kim, S.K.
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Ajala, S.
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[Combining ability of tropical maize germplasm in West Africa; I: open pollinated varieties]
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Combining ability of tropical maize germplasm in West Africa; I: open pollinated varieties
High cost of nitrogen fertilizer coupled with frequent occurrence of drought has forced many maize (Zea mays L.) growers in sub-Saharan Africa to either apply fertilizer below optimal dose or no fertilizer to their maize fields. The objectives of this study were to (i) compare the performance of ...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir, A.
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Elhassan, A.
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Ibrahim, S.S.
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Ajala, S.
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Kamara, A.
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[Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen]
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Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen