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AIP-maize: progress review and summary of achievements
(CIMMYT, 2017)
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Maize innovations and interventions under USAID-supported agricultural innovation program in Pakistan
(USAID; CIMMYT; PARC, [2016?])
Maize is Pakistan’s third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice. It is cultivated on more than 1.16 million hectares with an average yield of 4.2 tons ha-1, which is one of the highest in south Asia. However, the ...
Handbook
Fall armyworm in Africa: a guide for integrated pest management
(USAID; CIMMYT, 2018)
This FAW IPM Guide is designed for use by professionals in plant protection organizations, extension agencies, research institutions, and Governments, whose primary focus is smallholder farmers and the seed systems that ...
Article
Genetic analysis of tropical quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm
(Springer, 2017)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important source of carbohydrates and protein in the diet in sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study were to (i) estimate general (GCA) and specific combining abilities (SCA) of 13 new ...
Article
Retention of carotenoids in biofortified maize flour and β-Cryptoxanthin-Enhanced eggs after household cooking
(American Chemical Society, 2017)
Biofortification of crops to enhance provitamin A carotenoids is a strategy to increase the intake where vitamin A deficiency presents a widespread problem. Heat, light, and oxygen cause isomerization and oxidation of ...
Brochure
Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) screening facility, Naivasha: phytosanitary guidelines for MLN quarantine and screening site
(KALRO; CIMMYT, 2017)
The Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus (MCMV) continues to pose serious challenges in eastern Africa despite its long existence in other parts of the world. The virus is transmitted by insect vectors incliding aphids, thrips and ...
Brochure
MLN Research Station, Naivasha: a brief and visitors' guide
(CIMMYT; KARLO, 2016)
The KALRO/CIMMYT Naivasha sub-station for maize lethal necrosis (MLN) research occupies part of KALRO Naivasha Research Center and the Dairy Research Institute (DRI) located in Naivasha, Nakuru Country. The Dairy Research ...
Brochure
Diagnostics and management of maize lethal necrosis
(CIMMYT, [2017?])
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is leading collective efforts to control the spread of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease that appeared in eastern Africa in 2011 and is considered the worst ...