Rice is one of the most consumed crop around the globe and its production needs to be increased in a context of climate change and water scarcity. Rice roots, as most land plants, can establish symbiotic association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Rice has emerged, in the past decade, as...
Mbodj, D.
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Effa-Effa, B.
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Kane, A.
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Manneh, B.
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Gantet, P.
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Laplaze, L.
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Diedhiou, A.
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Grondin, A.
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice: Establishment, environmental control and impact on plant growth and resistance to abiotic stresses]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice: Establishment, environmental control and impact on plant growth and resistance to abiotic stresses
The Guinea yams, Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. and D. rotundata Poir. (D. cayenensis–D. rotundata complex), represent a highly importantcrop, widely distributed in the humid and semi-humidtropics. The ploidy levels of 170 accessions of the core set of Guinea yams from West African coun...
Obidiegwu, J.E.
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Loureiro, J.
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Ene-Obong, E.E.
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Rodríguez, E.
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Kolesnikova-Allen, M.
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Santos, C.
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Muoneke, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Ploidy level studies on the Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex core set]
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Ploidy level studies on the Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex core set
The ability of soybean to nodulate with a wide range of indigenous bradyrhizobia has been used in a breeding programme since 1997 in Nigeria. As far as is known, these indigenous bradyrhizobia strains have not been tested for compatibility and effectiveness with recent selections from a breeding ...
Sanginga, P.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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[Effectiveness of rhizobia nodulating recent promiscuous soyabean selections in the moist savanna of Nigeria]
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Effectiveness of rhizobia nodulating recent promiscuous soyabean selections in the moist savanna of Nigeria
Seed coat texture is an important trait in determining the acceptability of cowpea varieties in different regions. A rough seed coat is preferred in western and central Africa, since it permits easy removal of the seed coat which is essential for indigenous food preparations. On the other hand, a...
Nine isolates of Peronosclerospora sorghi from maize, sorghum and wild sorghum were sampled from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Mozambique and Kenya. They were compared for variation in conidium and conidiophore morphology, temperature requirements for sporulation, germination and germ-tube growth and...
Bock, C.H.
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Jeger, M.J.
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Mughogho, L.K.
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Cardwell, K.
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Mtisi, E.
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Kaula, G.
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Mukansabimana, D.
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[Variability of Peronosclerospora sorghi isolates from different geographic locations and hosts in Africa]
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Variability of Peronosclerospora sorghi isolates from different geographic locations and hosts in Africa
Virus diseases cause substantial yield reduction in cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) production in West and Central Africa. Improved cowpea cultivars have been developed and distributed to various national programs but these cultivars were tested only against local virus isolates. To identif...
Boxtel, J. van
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Singh, B.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Maule, A.
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[Resistance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) breeding lines to blackeye cowpea mosaic and cowpea aphid borne mosaic potyvirus isolates under experimental conditions]
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Resistance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) breeding lines to blackeye cowpea mosaic and cowpea aphid borne mosaic potyvirus isolates under experimental conditions
Accurate assessments of genetic gains ensuing from plant breeding for the most important agronomic characteristics in Nordic spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) are not available. Hence this research was aimed to determine the rate of genetic improvement in the Nordic barley breeding pool. This st...
Ortiz, R.
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Nurminiemi, M.
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Madsen, S.
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Rognli, O.A.
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Bjørnstad, A.
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[Genetic gains in nordic spring barley breeding (1930searly 1990s)]
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Genetic gains in nordic spring barley breeding (1930searly 1990s)
Fifty-three cassava lines were selected from breeding populations at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria and screened in vitro for resistance to cassava anthracnose disease (CAD). The in vitro inoculation of stem cuttings with the fungus Colletotrichum gloe...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ikotun, T.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Tembe-Fokunang, E.A.
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Akem, C.N.
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[In vitro, greenhouse, and field assessment of cassava lines for resistance to anthracnose disease caused by colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. Manihotis]
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In vitro, greenhouse, and field assessment of cassava lines for resistance to anthracnose disease caused by colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. Manihotis
Two parasitic fl owering plants, Striga gesnerioides (Wild.) Vatke and Alectra vogelii (Benth.), cause substantial yield reduction in cowpea in the dry savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Alectra is more prevalent in the northern Guinea savanna and southern Sudan savanna of West Africa, as well as in...
Singh, B.B.
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[Breeding cowpea varieties with combined resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii]
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Breeding cowpea varieties with combined resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii
Scientific strategies for crop improvement ensue from genetic knowledge gain from the relevant breeding populations. Few genetic studies were undertaken in Musa before the 1990s, despite the importance of the crop in human diet in the tropics. It was believed that genetic studies of most cultivat...