Southern corn leaf blight (SCLB), caused by the fungus Bipolaris maydis, is a disease that significantly affects maize productivity across the globe. A detached leaf assay (DLA) was developed to rapidly assess maize resistance to SCLB. Several experiments were conducted to: (i) identify a highly ...
Aregbesola, E.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Falade, T.
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Jonathan, G.
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Hearne, S.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[A detached leaf assay to rapidly screen for resistance of maize to Bipolaris maydis, the causal agent of southern corn leaf blight]
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A detached leaf assay to rapidly screen for resistance of maize to Bipolaris maydis, the causal agent of southern corn leaf blight
Yiching Song
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Lanqiu Qi
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Hexia Xie
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Milin Tian
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Xin Song
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[A 20-year journey: participatory breeding of maize in South-West China]
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A 20-year journey: participatory breeding of maize in South-West China
Maize is an important staple crop for the majority of the population in Uganda. However, in tropical and subtropical climates, maize is frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, a group of cancer-causing and immuno-suppressive mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi. In Uganda, ther...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), diverse fungi belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi frequently contaminate staple crops with aflatoxins. Aflatoxins negatively impact health, income, trade, food security, and development sectors. Aspergillus flavus is the most common causal agent of contamination. H...
Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Akande, A.
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Falade, T.D.O.
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Cotty, P.
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["Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study]
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"Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study
Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields. Among the many problems afflicting maize production in WCA, drought, foliar diseases, and parasitic weeds are the most critical. Several decades ...
Gedil, M.
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Menkir, A.
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[An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa]
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa
Lopez-Ridaura, S.
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Barba-Escoto, L.
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Reyna, C.
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Hellin, J.
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Gerard, G.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Food security and agriculture in the Western Highlands of Guatemala]
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Food security and agriculture in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
Landraces of maize (Zea mays L.) are invaluable sources of genetic variability for improving agronomic traits, and they hold great promise in developing new maize varieties with enhanced resilience to stresses. Even though phenotypic characterization is an inexpensive approach for elucidating var...
Nelimor, C.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Nguetta, S.P.
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Tetteh, A.Y.
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García Oliveira, A.L.
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[Phenotypic characterization of maize landraces from Sahel and Coastal west Africa reveals marked diversity and potential for genetic improvement]
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Phenotypic characterization of maize landraces from Sahel and Coastal west Africa reveals marked diversity and potential for genetic improvement
The study aimed at examining the associations between yield and other traits under drought stress and non-stress conditions. A total of 150 MARS testcrosses were evaluated under both conditions at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture substation for two years under during the dry se...
Bankole, F.
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Menkir, A.
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Olaoye, G.
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Olakojo, O.
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Gedil, M.
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[Association studies between grain yield and agronomic traits of a MARS maize (Zea mays L.) population under drought and non-stress condition]
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Association studies between grain yield and agronomic traits of a MARS maize (Zea mays L.) population under drought and non-stress condition
Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn were evaluated in on-going comparison experiments on organic and conventional farming systems at two trial sites in the Central Highlands of Kenya (Chuka and Thika). The farming systems were established in 2007 at two input levels: Low input level, ...
Anyango, J.J.
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Bautze, D.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Lagat, Z.O.
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Muriuki, A.W.
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Stöckli, S.
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Onyambu, G.K.
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Musyoka, M.W.
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Karanja, E.N.
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Adamtey, N.
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[Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the Central Highlands of Kenya]
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Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Widespread negative impacts of climate change include limited plant growth, decreased soil fertility, and ultimately limited food production (Dhankher et al., 2018). Roots, tubers and bananas (RTB) are key commodities for food security, nutrition and livelihoods especially among small-holder farm...
FoodSTART+
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[Transformational adaptation of key root and tuber crops in Asia using species distribution modelling to assess crop suitability under progressing climate change]
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Transformational adaptation of key root and tuber crops in Asia using species distribution modelling to assess crop suitability under progressing climate change