Detailed knowledge of the genetic diversity among maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm is useful for their systematic and efficient use in breeding programmes. Two multivariate techniques were used to characterize 77 landraces collected from southern Ghana and four Ghanaian improved varieties. The ...
Obeng-Antwi, K.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Menkir, A.
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Ellis, R.H.
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Sallah, P.Y.K.
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[Phenotypic diversity in maize landraces in Ghana]
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Phenotypic diversity in maize landraces in Ghana
Most crop simulation models require the use of Genotype Specific Parameters (GSPs) which provide the Genotype component of G×E×M interactions. Estimation of GSPs is the most difficult aspect of most modelling exercises because it requires expensive and time-consuming field experiments. GSPs could...
Adnan, A.A.
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Diels, J.
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Jibrin, J.M.
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Kamara, A.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Shaibu, A.S.
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Mohammed, B.
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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[Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments]
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Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments
White or Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata), grown for its underground tubers, is an important food in West Africa. Progress in yam breeding is constrained by variable flowering behaviour, making hybridization difficult. Yam clones may be dioecious, monoecious or hermaphrodite with variable sex rat...
Hamadina, E.I.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Flowering intensity in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)]
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Flowering intensity in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
Information about landrace diversity has practical implications for its preservation, efficient management and effective utilization in breeding programmes. The objectives of the study were to (i) compare molecular and agronomic diversity estimates of two divergent landraces (AA007/92 and AA098/9...
Obeng-Antwi, K.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Menkir, A.
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Ellis, R.H.
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Sallah, P.Y.K.
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[Intralandrace variability of two landraces in Ghana]
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Intralandrace variability of two landraces in Ghana
Time to flowering and maturity is an important adaptive feature in annual crops, including cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). In West and Central Africa, photoperiod is the most important environmental variable affecting time to flowering in cowpea. The inheritance of time from sowing to flo...
Ishiyaku, M.
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Singh, B.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Inheritance of time to flowering in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)]
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Inheritance of time to flowering in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)
Simple models of the growth and development of legume cover crops in di erent environments may aid the selection of species and genotypes most suitable for particular farming systems. The e ects of temperature and photoperiod on the daily rate of seedling emergence (1/t50%) and the rate of leaf a...
Qi, A.
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Wheeler, T.R.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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Ellis, R.H.
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Summerfield, R.J.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Modelling the effects of temperature on the rates of seedling emergence and leaf appearance in legume cover crops]
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Modelling the effects of temperature on the rates of seedling emergence and leaf appearance in legume cover crops
Peanut plays an important role in the liveli-hoods of poor farmers and in the rural economy ofmany developing countries. Aflatoxin contamina-tion in peanut seeds, caused byAspergillus flavus,hampers international trade and adversely affectshealth of consumers of peanut and its products. It...
Nigam, S.
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Waliyar, F.
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Aruna, R.
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Reddy, S.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Diallo, A.
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Ntare, B.R.
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Upadhyaya, Hari D.
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[Breeding peanut for resistance to aflatoxin contamination at ICRISAT]
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Breeding peanut for resistance to aflatoxin contamination at ICRISAT
The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of photoperiod on the duration from vine (shoot) emergence to flowering in white or Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata). The duration from vine emergence to flowering in two clonal varieties of yam (TDr 131 and TDr 99-9) was recorded at 10 diffe...
Ile, E.I.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Battey, N.H.
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[Duration from vine emergence to flowering suggests a longday or rate of change of photoperiod response in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir)]
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Duration from vine emergence to flowering suggests a longday or rate of change of photoperiod response in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir)
Background
The phenological development of the maize crop from emergence through flowering to maturity, usually expressed as a rate (i.e. 1/duration), is largely controlled by temperature in the tropics. Maize plant phenological responses vary between varieties and quantifying these responses can...
Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Methodological approach for predicting and mapping the phenological adaptation of tropical maize (Zea mays L.) using multi‑environment trials]
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Methodological approach for predicting and mapping the phenological adaptation of tropical maize (Zea mays L.) using multi‑environment trials
Drought affected rice areas are predicted to double by the end of this century, demanding greater tolerance in widely adapted mega-varieties. Progress on incorporating better drought tolerance has been slow due to lack of appropriate phenotyping protocols. Furthermore, existing protocols do not c...
Jagadish, Krishna S.V.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Kumar, Arvind
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Somayanda, Impa M.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?]
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Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?