A5090059810- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Phytase and its Applications
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Cassava research and cyanide
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple cereal food crop cultivated in southern Africa. Interactions between grain yield and biochemical traits can be useful to plant breeders making informed decisions on considered breeding programs for high enhanced quality. The objectives of this study were estimate heritability its related traits, as well quality determine association protein maize (QPM) with non-QPM crosses. Grain yield, agronomic trait data obtained from 13 field trials two countries,...
Abstract Fostering a culture of continuous improvement through regular monitoring genetic trends in breeding pipelines is essential to improve efficiency and increase accountability. This the first global study estimate across International Maize Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) tropical maize eastern southern Africa (ESA), South Asia, Latin America over past decade. Data from total 4152 advanced trials 34,813 entries, conducted at 1331 locations 28 countries globally, were used for this...
Developing high yielding maize (Zea mays L.) varieties that have relatively grain protein content under low nitrogen stress is critical to ensure food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the efficiency for fertilizer N recovery, yield of 10 hybrids selected their contrasting performance low-N conditions field. The were grown 6 rates (0-10-20-40-80 160 kg Ammonium Nitrate ha−1) at 2 sites differ residual soil (N-NO3). Fertilizer estimated using difference...
Malnutrition, as a result of deficiency in essential nutrients cereal food products and consumption poorly balanced diet, is major challenge facing millions people developing countries. However, maize inbred lines that are high yielding with enhanced nutritional traits for hybrid development remains challenge. This study evaluated 40 lines: 26 quality protein (QPM) lines, nine non-QPM five checks (three QPM two lines) four optimum environments Zimbabwe South Africa. The objective the was to...