During routine surveys conducted from February to July 2015 in the northern guinea savannah
region of Nigeria, sugarcane and itch grass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis) plants showing virus-like
mosaic symptoms were encountered in farmers’ sugarcane fields in Kaduna State. Symptomatic
leaf tissue sa...
Field data have suggested that under P-deficient conditions, legumes supplied with phosphate rock (PR) increase P acquisition by a subsequent maize crop compared to direct application of PR to maize. This study assessed the mechanism of this positive rotational effect in terms of soil P availabil...
Pypers, Pieter
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Huybrighs, M.
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Diels, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Does the enhanced P acquisition by maize following legumes in a rotation result from improved soil P availability?]
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Does the enhanced P acquisition by maize following legumes in a rotation result from improved soil P availability?
In Uganda, nematodes have the potential to cause substantial yield losses, yet it is not known whether farmers have knowledge of the damage these pests cause. A participatory rural appraisal was therefore conducted to assess farmers' awareness of nematodes, and to determine the preferred traits i...
Kagoda, F.
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Derera, J.
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Tongoona, P.B.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Awareness of plant parasitic nematodes, and preferred maize varieties, among smallholder farmers in East and Southern Uganda: implications for assessing nematode resistance breeding needs in African maize]
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Awareness of plant parasitic nematodes, and preferred maize varieties, among smallholder farmers in East and Southern Uganda: implications for assessing nematode resistance breeding needs in African maize
Aflatoxin contamination is associated with the development of aflatoxigenic fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on food grains. This study was aimed at investigating metabolites produced during fungal development on maize and their correlation with aflatoxin levels. Maize cobs wer...
Falade, T.D.O.
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Chrysanthopoulos, P.K.
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Hodson, M.P.
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Sultanbawa, Y.
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Fletcher, M.
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Darnell, Ross
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Korie, S.
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Fox, G.
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[Metabolites identified during varied doses of aspergillus species in Zea mays grains, and their correlation with aflatoxin levels]
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Metabolites identified during varied doses of aspergillus species in Zea mays grains, and their correlation with aflatoxin levels
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
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