This study aims at providing managers of agricultural research programs in developing countries with some guidelines for research resource allocation. Although various formal models are reviewed, the approach is a pragmatic ...

Chemical methods used at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) for determining protein quality in cereal grains are briefly described in this bulletin. The techniques included have been used to ...

En las zonas tropicales bajas y humedas, las sequias periodicas de corta duracion causadas por una distribucion irregular de las lluvias, son responsables de reducciones importantes en el rendimiento del maiz. Esto es ...

The conference provided an informal forum for the presentation and discussion of current research efforts related to Karnal bunt and an opportunity for Mexican, Canadian and American scientist/administrators to personally ...

Maize scientists and administrators from US Universities, CIMMYT, the developing nations, and USAID attended this conference to review the status of maize programs at CIMMYT, identify the possibility of collaborative ...

Este folleto contiene una recopilacion de todos los cultivares de trigos harineros semienanos y de lineas avanzadas producidas por el CIMMYT y por el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agricolas (INIA); tambien contiene ...

Maize and wheat are the principal sources of carbohydrates and protein for nearly half of the people of the world. CIMMYT's primary objective is to develop superior germplasm that will provide higher and more stable yields, ...