Twelve samples of Striga hermonthica seed were collected from four host crops [millet (4), sorghum (4), a sorghum/millet intercrop (3) and maize (1)] from all the main areas of S. hermonthica infestation in Nigeria and were tested on eight genotypes of three test crops [maize (4), sorghum (2) and...
Kim, S.K.
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Akintunde, A.
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Walker, P.
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[Responses of maize, sorghum and millet host plants infestation by Striga hemonthica]
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Responses of maize, sorghum and millet host plants infestation by Striga hemonthica
Sesamia calamistis Hampson and Eldana saccharina Walker larvae were reared at 25°C on pieces of stem from five indigenous African grasses. All five, Andropogon sp., Panicum maximum Jacq., Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult., P. purpureum L. and Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf. have been repor...
Shanower, T.G.
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Schulthess, F.
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Bosque Pérez, N.A.
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[The effect of laval diet on the growth and development of Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: PYralidae)]
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The effect of laval diet on the growth and development of Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: PYralidae)
Most crop simulation models require the use of Genotype Specific Parameters (GSPs) which provide the Genotype component of G×E×M interactions. Estimation of GSPs is the most difficult aspect of most modelling exercises because it requires expensive and time-consuming field experiments. GSPs could...
Adnan, A.A.
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Diels, J.
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Jibrin, J.M.
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Kamara, A.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Shaibu, A.S.
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Mohammed, B.
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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[Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments]
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Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments
Sustainable intensification (SI) has been regarded as the basis for environmentally sound and equitable agricultural development. Field based assessment of technologies needs to move beyond production and economic performance to include environment, social and human condition. In this study we sy...
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Grabowski, Philip
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Chikowo, Regis
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Smith, A.
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Anders, E.
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Sirrine, D.
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Chimonyo, V.G.P.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: is sustainable intensification feasible?]
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Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: is sustainable intensification feasible?
This paper generates an extrapolation suitability index (ESI) to guide scaling-out of improved maize varieties and inorganic fertilizers. The best-bet technology packages were selected based on yield gap data from trial sites in Tanzania. A modified extrapolation detection algorithm was used to g...
Muthoni, Francis K.
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Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Sseguya, H.
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Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Alabi, T.
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Mruma, S.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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[Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages]
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Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages
common lepidopterous borers attacking maize and/or the wild host Penni.l'etum purpureum in the forest zonc of Camcroon arc the noctuids Buss('ola.li/sca (Fuller), Sesamia calamistis (Hampson) and Poeol1oma serrata (Hampson), the pyralids Eldani! s{{cc/wrin{{ (Walker) and Mus.l'idia nigrivel1ella ...
Ndemah, R.
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Poehling, H.
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Borgemeister, C.
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Schulthess, F.
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[Spatial dynamics of lepidopterous pests on Zea mays (Linnaeus) and Pennisetum purpureum (Moench) in the forest zone of Cameroon and their implications for sampling schemes]
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Spatial dynamics of lepidopterous pests on Zea mays (Linnaeus) and Pennisetum purpureum (Moench) in the forest zone of Cameroon and their implications for sampling schemes
Nicosulfuron is a new alternative herbicide for post-emergence control of perennial weeds in maize. Field studies were conducted to evaluate the response of four maize cultivars (Low-N-Pool, TZB-SR, Oba Super-1 and Oba Super-2) and speargrass to different rates of nicosulfuron (35, 70, and 105 g ...
Lum, A.F.
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Chikoye, D.
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Adesiyan, S.O.
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[Evaluation of nicosulfuron for control of speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) in Nigeria]
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Evaluation of nicosulfuron for control of speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) in Nigeria
Wamaitha, M. Jane
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Nigam, Deepti
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Maina, Solomon
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Stomeo, Francesca
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Wangai, Anne
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Njuguna, Joyce N.
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Holton, Timothy A.
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Wanjala, Bramwel W.
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Wamalwa, Mark
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Lucas, Tanui
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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García Ruiz, H.
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[Metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with maize lethal necrosis in Kenya]
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Metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with maize lethal necrosis in Kenya
Aspergillus section Flavi have been implicated as causal agents of aflatoxin contamination in Africa. However, Aspergillus populations associated with aflatoxin contamination in Zambia have not been adequately detailed. Most of Zambia's arable land is non-cultivated and Aspergillus communities in...
Kachapulula, P.W.
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Akello, J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aspergillus section Flavi community structure in Zambia influences aflatoxin contamination of maize and groundnut]
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Aspergillus section Flavi community structure in Zambia influences aflatoxin contamination of maize and groundnut
The magnitude and type of genetic variability are of prime importance to breeders in determining whether or not to improve a breeding population and the method to use. The early maturing population, TZE-W Pop DT STR, has gone through three cycles of S1 recurrent selection for improvement for grai...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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[Genetic variances and correlations in an early tropical white maize population after three cycles of recurrent selection for Striga resistance]
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Genetic variances and correlations in an early tropical white maize population after three cycles of recurrent selection for Striga resistance