A5043535338- Agricultural pest management studies
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- GABA and Rice Research
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2020-2024
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2019-2024
Micronutrient deficiencies are pervasive in the diets of millions people developing countries, calling for effective mitigation measures. The development biofortified cultivars through breeding holds promise sustainable and affordable solutions to combat micronutrient deficiencies. Breeding efforts past decade have resulted dozens open-pollinated varieties hybrids adapted diverse agroecological zones. Advances genomics molecular tools enabled rapid identification maize enriched with...
Drought represents a significant production challenge to maize farmers in West and Central Africa, causing substantial economic losses. Breeders at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture have therefore been developing drought-tolerant varieties attain high grain yields rainfed zones. The present review provides historical overview approaches used progress made hybrids over years. shift from wide area testing approach, use managed screening sites, precisely control intensity,...
Low soil nitrogen (low-N) level is responsible for yield reduction in maize (Zea mays L.) fields sub-Saharan Africa. A clear understanding of the genetic diversity among early generation inbred lines selected from various elite low-N- tolerant populations offers an opportunity to obtain that could be used parental combinations develop high-yielding low-N-tolerant hybrids. total 115 S3 derived four were assessed using 15 670 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. The SNP markers highly...
Temperate maize inbred lines with expired Plant Variety Protection Act certificates (Ex-PVP) are potential sources of desirable alleles for tropical germplasm improvement. Up to now, the usefulness Ex-PVP as a source novel beneficial Striga hermonthica resistance breeding enhance genetic gain in has not been reported.This study was thus conducted characterize combining ability 24 crosses two resistant testers under Striga-infested and non-infested conditions across three locations 2 years....
Biofortification is a promising, cost effective and sustainable strategy to mitigate micronutrient deficiencies related health complications. The principal aims of the study encompassed quantification carotenoid content 147 maize inbred lines, identification variable regions within ZEP1 gene, correlation these observed variances in presence this gene with content, identify lines harboring favorable alleles for crtRB1 gene. correlations among carotenoids synthesized by specific branch...
Genetic diversity is crucial for conservation efforts as well breeding programs targeted at the development of improved varieties. Taro, a climate-resilient crop, plays vital role in nutritional and economic livelihoods many households Nigeria, but its yield very low due to inadequate genetic improvement efforts. A assessment Nigerian taro therefore required create premise yield, quality disease tolerance. In this study, population structure 490 cultivars comprising two main gene pools:...
Abstract Grass pea ( Lathyrus sativus L.) is a legume crop known to be an excellent source of protein, tolerant drought, waterlogging, and salinity. The used as alternative protein reduce malnutrition for resource-poor people farmers leaving in marginal areas. However, due the presence neurotoxin that causes lathyrism crop, it has been neglected underutilized. As necessary first step towards, therefore, this investigation was undertaken assess genetic diversity population structure existed...