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Enfermedades del maíz: una guía para su identificación en el campo
(CIMMYT, 2004)
El propósito de este manual es que sirva de guía a los técnicos agrícolas y los productores de maíz en el campo. Contiene descripciones y fotos de más de 50 enfermedades causadas por hongos, bacterias, virus y mollicutes, ...
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Mejoramiento de maíces criollos por integración de alelos
(CIMMYT, 2007)
Aunque en el mercado existe una amplia gama de variedades mejoradas, esta tecnología no está al alcance de muchos agricultores, porque muchas veces no es posible conseguirla en la zona objeto del presente estudio o porque ...
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Maize nutrition quality and plant tissue analysis laboratory: laboratory protocols 2008
(CIMMYT, 2009)
Biochemical and chemical analysis of seeds and green plant tissues are essential in several breeding programs including nutritional and industrial enhancement, plant physiology, and plant pathology. The objective of CIMMYT’s ...
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An analysis of the bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and Southern Africa
(CIMMYT, 2008)
The publication describes outcomes of a study conducted in 2007/08 to analyze the bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and southern Africa. The objectives of the study were to provide ...
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The Asian maize biotechnology network (AMBIONET): a model for strengthening national agricultural research systems
(CIMMYT, 2006)
This report reviews the impacts of the Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET), organized by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with funding from the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the ...
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Impact of public and private sector maize breeding research in Asia, 1966-1997/98
(CIMMYT, 2001)
This book presents results of a study of the impacts of international maize breeding research in seven developing countries of Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam). It provides ...
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Issues regarding targeting and adoption of quality protein maize (QPM)
(CIMMYT, 2000)
Improvements in the production characteristics of quality protein maize (QPM) are currently leading to its reintroduction in various areas of the world, both for human and animal consumption. Although the improved QPM ...
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Maize production environments revisited: A GIS-based approach
(CIMMYT, 2000)
This publication presents a GIS-based approach for revising the descriptions of global maize production environments, called "mega-environments" (MEs), used by CIMMYT and its partners. A cluster analysis was performed on ...
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Identifying appropriate germplasm for participatory breeding: an example from the central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2000)
Identifying the appropriate germplasm to be improved is a key component of any participatory breeding effort because of its implications for impacts on social welfare and genetic diversity. This paper describes a method ...
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An assessment of the adoption of seed and fertilizer packages and the role of credit in smallholder maize production in Sidama and North Omo Zones, Ethiopia
(EARO; CIMMYT, 2000)
This study identified factors that influenced the adoption of improved maize technologies and assessed the role of credit in Sidama and North Omo Zones of Ethiopia. A tobit analysis was used to test the factors affecting ...