Browsing Masters Degrees (Plant Breeding) by Advisor "Odindo, Alfred Oduor."
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Assessment of sweet sorghum lines for genetic diversity using quantitative traits and SSR markers.
(2016)The increase in energy demand, volatile oil prices and climate change has led South Africa to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and promote biofuels. Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] has been considered as ... -
Characterisation of cowpea accessions based on agro-morphological traits, nutritional quality and molecular markers.
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Genetic analysis and improvement of groundnut (Arachis hypgaea L.) for drought tolerance and seed yield in Malawi.
(2018)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L,) is one of the major sources of food and income for smallholder farmers in Malawi. It is a valuable food security crop that supplies fats and proteins to the predominantly maize–based Malawian ... -
Genetic variation and associations among adaptive traits in a recombinant maize inbred line population.
(2012)Maize production in Africa is constrained by abiotic and biotic stresses. Breeders need to have information on the nature of combining ability of parents, their traits and performance in hybrid combination. This requires ... -
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 ... -
The physiology of germination and dormancy in seeds of Gynandropsi gynandra L. Briq syn Cleome gynandra L. (Cleomaceae).
(2018)The “spider plant” Gynandropsis gynandra L. Briq,” is an important traditional leafy vegetable in many parts of Africa. The species is considered underutilized and has been mainly neglected by research systems. Yields are ...