Seedling nursery involves the raising and management of seedlings from botanical seeds for the purpose of progeny or population development. This is a major stage that succeeds...

The design of experiments and how it is established have significant impact on the quality of data and the decisions made based on such data thereof. Properly designed...

Harvesting is another key activity in the cowpea breeding program that requires much attention. This is the stage where varietal seed mixing can occur. Timely harvesting is...

Data capturing is a key component of any trial, given that it drives the decisions in the breeding programs. Without good data, the main purpose for which the trial is...

Genotyping is the process of determining differences in the genetic make-up (genotype) of an individual by examining the individual's DNA sequence using biological assays and...

Sesamia calamistis Hmps. and Eldana sacharina Walker are two of the most important stem borers of maize in Africa (Bosque-Perez et al... these proceedings). Resistant varieties...

Seed packaging processes in any breeding program is very important. Seed packaging procedures are fundamental to the long-term, cost effective and efficient conservation of...

Trial management is the set of agricultural practices performed to improve the growth, development, and yield of crops. It also draws on information on soils, site selection,...

Trial design is a very important activity in germplasm evaluation processes. Good field designs are important at all major stages of a plant breeding program from the earlier...

Various factors need to be considered during site selection. Selecting the right site is one of the important activities in trial evaluation.

The choice of parents with excellent agronomic performance and good combining ability is a critical step in maize breeding. Analysis of the parents’ isolated behavior and the...

Plant phenotyping refers to a quantitative description of the plant's anatomical, ontogenetical, physiological and biochemical properties. Today, rapid developments are taking...

The role of data management cannot be underestimated in the modernization efforts of breeding operations in accelerating improvement in genetic gains. Current breeding programs...

Land preparation is one of the critical steps to ensure planting of maize trials. Ensuring the preparation of trial fields help in controlling weeds, recycles plant nutrients,...

The determination of the grain yield potential is the ultimate goal of most maize variety trials. Harvesting marks the end of the field work for each trial. In most cases, all...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal that plays a crucial role in alleviating food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to its high yield potential, and low cost. It...

Site selection and field layout are critical aspects of ensuring quality data from phenotyping and breeding trials for optimum performance. Yam plants generally require plain,...

All sorts of crossings in maize (Cross-pollination, Selfing, backcrossing) are very crucial in the breeding activities. Crossing needs to be done in time and when both males and...

Data collection and management involves broadly five stages, viz. exploration and collection, characterization and evaluation, conservation, exchange and utilization, and...

The quantification of weevil damage on banana corms is an important task when assessing resistance. In the process of analysing hundreds of samples for weevil damage, there is...