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...

Quantitative knowledge of the relative impact of factors that affect a species’ population dynamics is necessary for its conservation or control. The banana aphid, Pentalonia...

Developing Stress resilient maize

Developing Stress resilient maize

Accelerated Genetic Gain

Accelerated Genetic Gain

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda Smith, became the most important pest of maize in Africa in 2016. High yield losses across the continent were predicted. The current...

The proposed project aims to drive increased production and consumption of OFSP among smallholder Farmers, thus improve food and nutrition security and livelihoods for women and...

Exploring genes linked with drought tolerance and photosynthesis in cowpea could accelerate breeding of climate-resilient cowpea varieties. A Genome-wide association study...

Exploring genes linked with drought tolerance and photosynthesis in cowpea could accelerate breeding of climate-resilient cowpea varieties. A Genome-wide association study...