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The risk of drought is high in the Sudan savannah zone of West and Central Africa because rainfall in this area is unpredictable in quantity and distribution. Thus, improved maize genotypes tolerant to drought could stabilize maize grain yield in this zone, where recurrent drought threatens grain...


Kamara, A.Y.Menkir, A.Badu-Apraku, B.Ibikunle, O.[The influence of drought stress on growth, yield, and yield components of some maize genotypes]The influence of drought stress on growth, yield, and yield components of some maize genotypes

A survey was carried out in the 1996/97 and 1997/98 growing seasons on a field planted in three replicates with five clones of cassava at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, located in a transition forest, to determine the effects of cassava genotype and climate on the de...


Abdullahi, I.Atiri, G.I.Dixon, Alfred G.O.Winter, S.Thottappilly, G.[Effects of cassava genotype, climate, and the Bemisia tabaci vector population on the development of African cassava mosaic geminivirus (ACMV)]Effects of cassava genotype, climate, and the Bemisia tabaci vector population on the development of African cassava mosaic geminivirus (ACMV)

Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. Forty-nine late maturing tropical el...


Oikeh, S.O.Menkir, A.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Welch, R.Glahn, Raymond P.[Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions]Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions

Cultivars are often recommended to producers based on their averaged yields across sites within a geographic region. However, this geography-based approach gives little regard to the fact that not all sites in a given region have the same level of production capacity. The objective of this paper ...


Yang, R.Blade, S.Crossa, J.Stanton, D.Bandara, M.[Identifying isoyield environments for field pea production]Identifying isoyield environments for field pea production

Soybean rust, caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the most important constraints to soybean production worldwide. The absence of high levels of host resistance to the pathogen has necessitated the continued search and identification of sources of resistance. In one set of experiments, 178 ...


Twizeyimana, M.Ojiambo, P.S.Ikotun, T.Ladipo, J.L.Hartman, G.L.Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit[Evaluation of soybean germplasm for resistance to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Nigeria]Evaluation of soybean germplasm for resistance to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Nigeria

Cassava, a crop widely adapted in the tropics, has the important attribute of withstanding adverse environmental conditions better than do many other staple crops. The performance of an individual genotype, however, is influenced by the environment in which it grows. In Malawi, the heterogeneity ...


Mkumbira, J.Mahungu, N.M.Gullberg, U.[Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi]Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi

Fourteen soybean accessions and breeding lines were evaluated for resistance to soybean rust caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Evaluations were conducted in replicated experiments in growth chambers using detached leaves and under greenhouse and field conditions. In growth-chamber exper...


Twizeyimana, M.Ojiambo, P.S.Ikotun, T.Paul, C.Hartman, G.L.Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit[Comparison of field, greenhouse and detachedleaf evaluations of soybean germplasm for resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi]Comparison of field, greenhouse and detachedleaf evaluations of soybean germplasm for resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi

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.Singh, B.Craufurd, Peter Q.[Inheritance of time to flowering in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)]Inheritance of time to flowering in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food consumed by people with varying food preferences and socioeconomic backgrounds in West Africa (WA). Genotype by environment interactions (G×E) exist in WA implying the need for extensive testing of cultivars in multiple environments over years befor...


Badu-Apraku, B.Akinwale, R.O.Menkir, A.Obeng-Antwi, K.Osuman, A.S.Coulibaly, N.Onyibe, J.E.Yallou, G.C.Abdullai, M.S.Didjera, A.[Use of GGE biplot for targeting early maturing maize cultivars to mega environments in West Africa]Use of GGE biplot for targeting early maturing maize cultivars to mega environments in West Africa

Background Large genome-wide association (GWA) studies of European ancestry individuals have identified multiple genetic variants influencing iron status. Studies on the generalizability of these associations to African ancestry populations have been limited. These studies are important given int...


Gichohi-Wainaina, Wanjiku N.Tanaka, ToshikoTowers, G. WayneVerhoef, HansVeenemans, JacobienTalsma, Elise F.Harryvan, JanBoekschoten, Mark V.Feskens, Edith J.Melse-Boonstra, Alida[Associations between common variants in iron-related genes with haematological traits in populations of African ancestry]Associations between common variants in iron-related genes with haematological traits in populations of African ancestry

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