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
Without enforced standards or reliable third‐party verification, food safety threats such as pesticide residues and aflatoxin contamination are generally unobservable or only partially observable to both buyers and sellers, especially of staple foods in rural maize markets in sub‐Saharan Africa. ...
Kadjo, D.
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Ricker-Gilbert, J.
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Shively, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Food safety and adverse selection in rural maize markets]
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Food safety and adverse selection in rural maize markets
Insect pests are serious constraints to production of maize. There is little information on the control measures against those insects in Cameroon. This study was carried out to identify the different species of fall armyworm and stem borers of maize and test the efficacy of different control met...
Kammo, E.Q.
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Suh, C.
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Mbong, G.A.
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Djomo, S.H.
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Chimi, N.L.L.
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Mbeungang, D.L.
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Mafouasson, H.
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Meseka, S.
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Menkir, A.
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[Biological versus chemical control of fall armyworm and Lepidoptera stem borers of maize (Zea mays)]
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Biological versus chemical control of fall armyworm and Lepidoptera stem borers of maize (Zea mays)
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A field experiment was conducted during 2014 and 2016 rainy season at Tudun Wada, Kano and Shika, Zaria in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria in order to study the physiological responses of maize hybrids under low nitrogen. The experiment consisted of two nitrogen levels 0 and 120 N...
In Zambia, mothers/caregivers feed their children cereal-based complementary foods that are prone to aflatoxin contamination. This study evaluated the relationship between exposure to aflatoxins and the nutritional status of young children. It covered 400 mothers with children aged 6–24 months. T...
Alamu, E.O.
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Gondwe, T.
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Akello, J.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Mukanga, M.
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[Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia]
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Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia