CIMMYT's collaborative Agronomic research in Central America and the Caribbean began in 1988 with the initiation of a series of similar trials across the region. Three types of trials were established: interseeding of ...

In recent years gene cloning technology has led to fundamental advances in many areas of biology. One of the most exciting of these is the use of cloned fragments of chromosomal DNA as genetic markers, usually termed "RFLP ...

The Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET) is a collaborative research and training network established in April 1998 that is aimed at building the biotechnology capacity of national maize programs in Asia. The focus ...

Lecture Notes of the Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Tropical Maize, held in El Batan, Mexico, March 8 - April 2, 1993.

This paper reviews the current status and prospects for in situ conservation of maize and wheat and their relatives. The caricature of in situ conservation-that it imposes cultural stasis and isolation on marginal ...

The contribution of modern varieties of the three major cereal crops.(rice, wheat, and maize) in the post-Green Revolution period, especially during the past decade or so, is reviewed in light of recent changes in the ...

La Síntesis de Resultados Experimentales del PRM 1993-1995 presenta los resultados más sobresalientes del Programa Regional de Maíz (PRM) para Centro América y El Caribe del período 1993 a 1995. El PRM es una red colaborativa ...

La Síntesis de Resultados Experimentales del PRM 1992 presenta los resultados más sobresalientes del Programa Regional de Maíz (PRM) para Centro América y El Caribe durante 1992. El PRM es una red colaborativa de investigación ...

Over four plantings from 1986 to 1988, several ear- and stalk-inoculation methods for Fusarium moniliforme were compared on maize (Zea mays). Significant differences were observed among methods in their effect on disease ...