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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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DTMA highlights for 2012/13
(CIMMYT, 2013)
Launched in 2007, the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project aims to mitigate drought and other constraints to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It targets to increase yields by 20 to 30%, benefiting ...
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