Transgenic plant studies have lead to the breakthrough discovery of RNA silencing as a conserved mechanism for gene regulation across kingdoms. Recent molecular genetic studies have revealed a major role for RNA silencing in the formation of silent chromatin, characterized by histone modification...
Ingelbrecht, I.
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Mirkov, T.E.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Menkir, A.
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[Epigenetic lessons from transgenic plants In: Floricultural, ornamental and plant biotechnology: advances and topical issues]
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Epigenetic lessons from transgenic plants In: Floricultural, ornamental and plant biotechnology: advances and topical issues
Ortiz, R.
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Ekanayake, I.J.
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Mahalakshmi, V.
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Kamara, A.
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Menkir, A.
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Nigan, S.N.
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Singh, B.B.
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Saxena, N.P.
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[Development of drought resistant and water stress tolerant crops through traditional breeding]
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Development of drought resistant and water stress tolerant crops through traditional breeding
Striga represents the largest biological threat to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Breeding for resistance to Striga has been the focal point of IITA to reduce the impact of this parasite on maize production. The early breeding work at IITA focused on search for tolerance to Striga. IITA...
Menkir, A.
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Kling, J.G.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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The, C.
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Ibikunle, O.
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[Recent advances in breeding maize for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth]
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Recent advances in breeding maize for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth
Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, where the diets are mainly plant-based and the intakes of animal products are low. The overall objective of this investigation was to determine the extent of genetic variation of these micronutrients in 16 yellow-seed...
Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Kling, J.G.
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Menkir, A.
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Dixon, A.
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[Genetic variation for total carotene, iron, and zinc contenet in maize genotypes and cassava clones]
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Genetic variation for total carotene, iron, and zinc contenet in maize genotypes and cassava clones
The Guinea savannas of Nigeria have a high potential for the production of maize because of favourable environmental conditions. Despite this high potential, the yields obtained in farmers' fields are still very low. This is due to soil degradation and nutrient depletion arising from intensificat...
Kamara, A.
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Menkir, A.
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Ajala, S.O.
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Kureh, I.
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[Performance of diverse maize genotypes under nitrogen deficiency stress in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria]
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Performance of diverse maize genotypes under nitrogen deficiency stress in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
Badu-Apraku, B.
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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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Ellis-Jones, J.
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[Building partnerships and encouraging innovation for sustainable maize production: the West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network, achievements and impact]
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Building partnerships and encouraging innovation for sustainable maize production: the West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network, achievements and impact
Brown, R.L.
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Bhatnagar, D.
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Cleveland, T.E.
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Chen, Z.
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Menkir, A.
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[Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi]
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Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi
Menkir, A.
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Gedil, M.
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Tanumihardjo, S.
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Adepoju, A.
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Bossey, B.
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[Carotenoid accumulation and agronomic performance of maize hybrids involving parental combinations from different markerbased groups]
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Carotenoid accumulation and agronomic performance of maize hybrids involving parental combinations from different markerbased groups
An experiment was conducted for 4 years to assess the effectiveness of fallow, slash and burn farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics. It was also meant to measure the response to yearly rotation of maize and leguminous crops (cowpea and mucuna), as options for mana...
The, C.
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Meka, S.
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Ngonkeu, E.
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Bell, J.M.
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Mafouasson, H.A.
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Menkir, A.
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Calba, H.
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Zonkeng, C.
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Atemkeng, M.
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Maize grain yield response to changes in acid soil characteristics with yearly leguminous crop rotation, fallow, slash, burn and liming practices]
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Maize grain yield response to changes in acid soil characteristics with yearly leguminous crop rotation, fallow, slash, burn and liming practices
Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...
Sanginga, Nteranya
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Singh, B.B.
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Chikoye, D.
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Keatinge, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.]
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Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.