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Genetic Diversity and Inter-Trait Relationships among Maize Inbreds Containing Genes from Zea diploperennis and Hybrid Performance under Contrasting Environments

Agronomy, 2020
Accurate estimation of genetic variability present in tropical maize inbreds with varying reactions to Strigahermonthica infestation is essential for efficient and sustainable utilization to ensure increased genetic gain in a breeding program. Thirty-six
Ijeoma Chinyere Akaogu, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Vernon Gracen, Pangirayi Tongoona, Melaku Gedil, Nnanna Unachukwu, Samuel Kwame Offei, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Sarah Hearne, Ana Luisa Garcia-Oliveira   +9 more
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Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background Striga hermonthica (Benth.) parasitism militates against increased maize production and productivity in savannas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Samuel Adeyemi Adewale, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Richard Olutayo Akinwale, Agre Angelot Paterne, Melaku Gedil, Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira   +5 more
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Germplasm Bred for Resistance to Striga hermonthica Exhibited High Resistance Levels to Striga asiatica Compared to Commercial Checks

Advances in Agriculture, 2021
Parasitic weeds belonging to the Orobanchaceae family are a menace in Sub-Saharan African (SSA). Specifically, the two witchweeds from the genus Striga, S. hermonthica and S.
Vimbayi Dhliwayo, Edmore Gasura, Cacious Stanford Nyakurwa, Stanford Mabasa, Arnold Bray Mashingaidze, Peter Setimela   +5 more
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access Journal; Published online: 06 Nov 2019Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields.
Gedil, M., Menkir, A.
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Striga infestation in northern Cameroon: Magnitude, dynamics and implications for management [PDF]

NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2010
AbstractSurveys of Striga (S. hermonthica (Del.) Benth.) infestation in northern Cameroon over the period 1987–2005 assessed Striga dynamics and evaluated its control strategies. In that period the percentage of Striga-infested fields increased in North and Far-North Provinces. Striga incidence increased more in maize fields than in the already heavily
Ayongwa, G.C., Stomph, T.J., Hoevers, R., Ngoumou, T.N., Kuyper, T.W.   +4 more
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Striga Infestation in Kenya: Status, Distribution and Management Options

Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2013
Striga spp. is considered to be the greatest biological constraint to food production in sub-Saharan Africa, a more serious problem than insects, birds and plant diseases. They are among the most specialized root-parasitic plants inflicting serious injury to their host depriving them water, minerals and photosynthate.
Atera, Evans Atuti, Ishii, Takashige, Onyango, John C., Itoh, Kazuyuki, Azuma, Tetsushi, Atera, Evans Atuti, Ishii, Takashige, Onyango, John C., Itoh, Kazuyuki, Azuma, Tetsushi   +9 more
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Strategies for Selecting Early Maturing Maize Inbred Lines for Hybrid Production under Low Soil Nitrogen and Striga Infestation

Agronomy, 2021
Development, testing and selection of superior inbred lines is crucial for the success of a hybrid program targeting Striga-infested and low soil nitrogen (low-N) environments. The practical value of inbred lines is determined by multiple traits, most of
Gloria B. Adu, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Richard Akromah   +2 more
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Management of Striga asiatica in the vulnerable uplands of Central Madagascar: combining zero-tillage rice-maize cover-crop rotations with resistant varieties [PDF]

, 2014
Una de las principales dificultades que se tienen actualmente para diseñar localmente máquinas y herramientas para la extracción de gel de la planta de Aloe Vera, es el desconocimiento de las propiedades mecánicas de sus hojas.
Andrianaivo, Alain-Paul, Autfray, Patrice, Michellon, Roger, Rakotoarivelo Njaramanana, Naliharilala Miora, Randrianjafizanaka, Meva Tahiry, Rodenburg, Jonne   +5 more
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Combining ability of extra-early maturing pro-vitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines and performance of derived hybrids under Striga hermonthica infestation and low soil nitrogen.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Low soil nitrogen (low-N), Striga hermonthica infestation and vitamin A deficiency in normal endosperm maize are major challenges confronting maize production and nutrition of the people of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Solomon Akinyemi Makinde, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Omolayo Johnson Ariyo, Justina Boloebi Porbeni   +3 more
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Characterization of Maize Genotypes (Zea mays L.) for Resistance to Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica and Compatibility with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae (FOS) in Tanzania

Agronomy, 2021
Striga species cause significant yield loss in maize varying from 20 to 100%. The aim of the present study was to screen and identify maize genotypes with partial resistance to S. hermonthica (Sh) and S.
John Lobulu, Hussein Shimelis, Mark D. Laing, Arnold Angelo Mushongi, Admire Isaac Tichafa Shayanowako   +4 more
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