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Gains in maize genetic improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: I. CIMMYT hybrid breeding pipeline
(Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2017)
Monitoring of genetic gain in crop genetic improvement programs is necessary to measure the efficiency of the program. Periodic measurement of genetic gain also allows the efficiency of new technologies incorporated into ...
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Agronomic performance and genotype X environment interaction of herbicide-resistant maize varieties in eastern Africa
(Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2015)
Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze severely affect maize (Zea mays L.) production in sub-Saharan Africa. A single Striga plant produces a large number of seeds that form a bank of viable but ...
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Book Chapter
Chapter 4. Host Plant Resistance in Maize to Fall Armyworm
(CIMMYT, 2021)
Conference Poster
Maize variety options for Africa: Tanzania
(CIMMYT; IITA; DTMA, 2015)
With more than 4 million ha harvested, Tanzania is the second largest country, after Nigeria, in area occupied by maize in SSA. Maize production outstrips all cereals and other staples in Tanzania. In general, production ...
Conference Poster
Maize variety options for Africa: Uganda
(CIMMYT; IITA; DTMA, 2015)
Maize is the most important cereal in Uganda. Annual rates of growth for area, yield and production were 4.5%, 4.0% and 8.9%, respectively, between 2000 and 2013. Improved maize variety releases in Uganda between 2007 and ...
Conference Poster
Maize variety options for Africa: Kenya
(CIMMYT; IITA; DTMA, 2015)
Maize is by far the largest contributor of food security in Kenya. Maize productivity growth has been slow owing to recurrent drought; the advent of MLN (Maize Lethal Necrosis) has increased the challenges of maize production ...
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On-farm yield gains with Stress-Tolerant Maize in Eastern and Southern Africa
(American Society of Agronomy, 2017)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important staple food in eastern and southern Africa (ESA) with human maize consumption averaging 91 kg capita–1 yr–1. Current maize yield averages 1.2 t ha–1 and is barely suffi cient for ...
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