Striga hermonthica can cause as high as 100% yield loss in maize depending on soil fertility level, type of genotype, severity of infestation and climatic conditions....

Determine the gene action conditioning grain yield and other traits of the early maturing white QPM inbred lines under CDHS, low-N, and optimal environments and (ii) group the...

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods.

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods.

Landraces of maize (Zea mays L.) are invaluable sources of genetic variability for improving agronomic traits, and they hold great promise in developing new maize varieties with...

Maize (Zea mays L.), an important source of calories and nutrients in sub-Saharan Africa, is threatened by northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. This...

Availability of multiple-stress tolerant maize is critical for improvement in maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA). A study was carried out to (i) assess a set of...

Vitamin A deficiency, drought, low soil nitrogen (low N) and Striga hermonthica parasitism of maize (Zea mays L.) cause malnutrition and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa....

The present study evaluated the effect of varieties and harvesting time on the physical characteristics and acceptability of boiled fresh yellow maize hybrids. Freshly harvested...

Determine the gene action conditioning grain yield and other traits of the early maturing white QPM inbred lines under CDHS, low-N, and optimal environments and (ii) group the...

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa for Improved Livelihoods

Bioactive compounds in foods are responsible for their biological activities, but biotic and abiotic factors may influence their levels. This study evaluated the impact of three...

The project aim was to promote integrated crop management technologies to improve plantain productivity of smallholder farmers in West and Central Africa. The experiments were...

The project aim was to promote integrated crop management technologies to improve plantain productivity of smallholder farmers in West and Central Africa. The experiments were...

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Orange maize is preferred as green maize and consumed roasted on the cob, especially in...