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Modeling preference and willingness to pay for Drought Tolerance (DT) in maize in rural Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2017)
Maize plays a leading role in the food security of millions in southern Africa, yet it is highly vulnerable to the moisture stress brought about by the erratic rainfall patterns that characterize weather systems in the ...
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Pre-harvest management is a critical practice for minimizing aflatoxin contamination of maize
(Elsevier, 2019)
Maize, the main dietary staple in Kenya, is one of the crops most susceptible to contamination by aflatoxin. To understand sources of aflatoxin contamination for home grown maize, we collected 789 maize samples from ...
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QTL Mapping for gray leaf spot resistance in a tropical maize population
(American Phytopathological Society (APS), 2016)
A tropical gray leaf spot (GLS)-resistant line, YML 32, was crossed to a temperate GLS-susceptible line, Ye 478, to produce an F2:3 population for the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance ...
Annual Report
SIMLESA Program Annual Report January 2010–June 2010: First
(CIMMYT; ACIAR, 2010)
Food security is a major concern in the east and southern Africa region. While the food crisis has receded somewhat at the international level, within the region urban food prices remain relatively high. Among the food ...
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First Report of Maize chlorotic mottle virus and Maize Lethal Necrosis on Maize in Ethiopia
(American Phytopathological Society (APS), 2015)
Maize lethal necrosis is a disease of maize caused by the combination of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and any of the viruses belonging to the Potyviridae family. Maize lethal necrosis was first identified on the ...
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First Report of Hop stunt viroid Infecting Citrus Trees in Morocco
(American Phytopathological Society (APS), 2016)
Citrus fruits are an important contributor to the Moroccan economy; the industry employs thousands of people and it also serves as a significant source of hard currency. During July 2014, a field survey for the presence ...
Annual Report
SIMLESA Program Annual Report July 2011–June 2012
(CIMMYT; ACIAR, 2012)
SIMLESA is a four-year (July 2010-December 2013) program funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The aim of SIMLESA program is to improve farm-level food security, in the context ...
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Annual Report
Performance of elite drought tolerant maize varieties: across eastern and southern Africa, season 2015-16
(CIMMYT, 2016)
Maize is grown on over 35 million hectares across all agro-ecological zones in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (FAO, 2017). Maize accounts for almost 60% of the area under cereal production in eastern Africa and 80% in southern ...