Aspergillus flavus infection of maize and subsequent contamination with carcinogenic aflatoxins poses serious health concerns, especially in developing countries. Maize lines resistant to A. flavus infection have been identified; however, the development of commercially-useful aflatoxin-resistant...
Chen, Z.
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Brown, R.L.
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Menkir, A.
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Cleveland, T.E.
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[Identification of resistanceassociated proteins in closelyrelated maize lines varying in aflatoxin accumulation]
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Identification of resistanceassociated proteins in closelyrelated maize lines varying in aflatoxin accumulation
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Menkir, A.
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Sanogo, D.
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[Conduct and management of maize field trials]
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Conduct and management of maize field trials
Meseka, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Bossey, O.
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Mengesha, W.
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[Assessment of performance of drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under combined drought and heat stress]
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Assessment of performance of drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under combined drought and heat stress
This study measured the impacts of drought tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) on productivity, welfare, and risk exposure using household and plot-level data from rural Nigeria. The study employed an endogenous switching regression approach to control for both observed and unobserved sources of het...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties]
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Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties
Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. is a parasitic weed that seriously constrains maize (Zea mays L) production in sub-Saharan Africa. Yield losses from the infestation of S. hermonthica on maize can reach up to 100%. Host plant resistance is the most effective means of control of the weed, but the ...
Striga herntonthica (Del) Benth., est une herbe parasite limitant laproduction du mais Vea ntoys L.) en Afrique sub-Saharienne. Lespertes en rendement du mais dues ir S. hermontfu'co peuvent atteindre 100 %. La rEsistance genetique est la m6thode la plus efficace pourlutter contre cette plante pa...
Yallou, C.
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Menkir, A.
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Adetimirin, V.
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Kling, J.
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[Combining ability of diverse maize inbred lines under Striga infestation in Nigeria and Benin]
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Combining ability of diverse maize inbred lines under Striga infestation in Nigeria and Benin
Maize (Zea mays L) research at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru was initiated in the 1950s with the goal of developing adapted high yielding varieties and hybrids. Germplasm materials were collected from local sources as well as from different countries, including Columbia, K...
La recherche sur le mais i Samaru a ete initi€e dans les ann6es 50avec le proiet d'am6lioration varietale centre sur le d6veloppementd'hybrides et de vari6tes adapt€s b hauts rendements' Les ressourcesg6n6tiques comprenaient du matdriel de source locale ainsi que desintroductions de diff6rents pa...
TA-WECAMAN ont et6 honrologu6es et vulgarisdes auprdsdes agriculteurs Nig€rians. Recemment, des essais de mais richesen proteines de qualit6 ont 6t€ inities en collaboration avec l'llTA-WECAMAN, SG2000 et le CIMMYT et des resultats prometteursont et6 obtenus. L'institut continue ) cooperer avec l...
Ado, S.
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Showemimo, F.
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Alabi, S.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Usman, I.
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Abdullahi, U.S.
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[Maize research at IAR Samaru]
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Maize research at IAR Samaru
Maize is a staple food crop for many people in Africa where millions of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers suffer from vitamin A deficiency. The β-carotene found in yellow maize can be used as a primary source of provitamin A. Several tropical yellow endosperm maize inbred lines with va...
Adeyemo, O. Sarah
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Menkir, A.
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Gedil, M.
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Omidiji, O.
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[Carotenoid and molecular markerbased diversity assessment in tropical yellow endosperm maize inbred lines]
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Carotenoid and molecular markerbased diversity assessment in tropical yellow endosperm maize inbred lines
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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Makinde, K.
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Ajala, S.
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Menkir, A.
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[Impact of IITA improved germplasm on maize production in West and Central Africa]
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Impact of IITA improved germplasm on maize production in West and Central Africa
Striga hermonthica is a major constraint to increased maize production and productivity in the savannas of West and Central Africa OVCA. The IITA-WECAMAN Maize Program has developed two extra-early source populations and several extra-early varieties, synthetics and inbred lines with resistance/t...
Striga hermonthica est une contrainte maieure i l'augmentation de laproduction et de la productivite du mais dans les savanes d'AfriqLrede l'ouest et du Centre (AOC). Deux populations sources de maturitdpr6coce et deux autres de maturit6 extra-pr6coce, des synthetiques et des lignees dotdes de re...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Lum, A.F.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ibikunle, O.
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[Recent advances in breeding for Striga resistant extraearly maize for the savannas of West and Central Africa]
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Recent advances in breeding for Striga resistant extraearly maize for the savannas of West and Central Africa
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Lum, A.F.
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Menkir, A.
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Ouédraogo, M.
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[Demanddriven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 36 May 2005, IITA Cotonou, Benin Republic]
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Demanddriven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 36 May 2005, IITA Cotonou, Benin Republic