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Genetic studies on drought tolerance and grain shattering in rice.
(2010)
Grain yield of rice can be enhanced by breeding for drought tolerance and optimum shattering. New generations of rice, the interspecific fixed lines known to carry more drought tolerance traits, are a potential source for ...
Genetic studies of quantitative and quality traits in rice under low and high soil nitrogen and phosphorous conditions, and a survey of farmer preferences for varieties.
(2010)
Rice is an important crop ranking third after maize and wheat in Kenya. Its demand is
growing at 12% per annum, while production has stagnated for quite a number of years.
This situation has lead to consumption outstripping ...
Breeding investigations for resistance to Phaeosphaeria Leaf Spot (PLS) and other important foliar diseases and a study of yield stability in African maize germplasm.
(2009)
Maize (Zea mays L.) yields in the smallholder (SH) farming sector in Southern Africa have remained low. despite the availability of many improved varieties. Among the major constraints contributing to tow yields and ...
Investigation of heterotic patterns and genetic analysis of Downy mildew resistance in Mozambican lowland maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm.
(2010)
In Southern Africa and Mozambique, tropical lowland accounts for 22% and 65%,
respectively, of area under maize production, but grain yield is compromised by downy
mildew disease (DM, which is caused by Peronosclerospora ...
Heterosis, genetic distance and path coefficient analysis in dent, flint and popcorn hybrids.
(2013)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important food crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA);
however its production is constrained by many factors. Grain yield is compromised by poor
genetic performance and poor agronomic ...
Genetic analysis of agronomic and quality traits in popcorn hybrids.
(2012)
Popcorn is increasingly becoming popular as a snack and is consumed widely all over the world. It is a high value crop, with possible multiplier effects like income generation for the under-resourced communities in the ...
Breeding sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) for drought tolerance in Kenya.
(2013)
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important food crop in East Africa including
Kenya. The crop incurs high yield losses in production due to biotic (insect pests and diseases)
and abiotic (drought, and heat) ...
Why SR52 is such a great maize hybrid.
(2013)
Maize is Africa’s most important food crop. Unfortunately a yield gap currently exists in Africa which can be attributed to the use of inferior maize varieties such as open-pollinated varieties, double and three-way cross ...
Genetic studies of secondary traits and yield heterosis in maize under high and low nitrogen conditions, incorporating farmer perceptions and preferences for varieties.
(2010)
In Tanzania, 85% of the population depend on maize for food security; it provides 60% of
their dietary calories and about 50% of their protein. It is not only a source of food security,
but is also a cash crop on which ...
A comparative analysis of conventional and marker assisted selection methods in screening for resistance to maize (Zea mays L.) streak virus disease.
(2006)
Maize (Zea mays L.) streak virus disease (MSD) is the most important virus disease in Africa but farmers are unaware of its status. A project was initiated to assess the current status of MSD and to breed for its resistance. ...