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Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agronomy, Vol 2024 (2024)
Smallholder farmers’ access to and use of quality seeds of improved varieties and hybrids is an integral component of sustainable maize production and the reduction of the yield gap in Ethiopia. Formal seed supply systems play a pivotal role in ens
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https://doaj.org/article/7b4319933c5e41c89e9c8cda820274f2
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 91-105 (2021)
Droughts have devastating effects on agricultural productivity and livelihoods, which triggers a quest for adaptation strategies such as the development and deployment of drought tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs). This study examines the scalability o
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https://doaj.org/article/c82066c6bbeb4d0a9680f9a35005aa6a
Autor:
Franklin Simtowe, Paswel Marenya, Emily Amondo, Mosisa Worku, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Olaf Erenstein
Publikováno v:
Agricultural and Food Economics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2019)
Abstract Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region’s vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new dro
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b6c74d07effd477182a5010557d7cad5
Autor:
Berhanu Tadesse Ertiro, Biswanath Das, Titus Kosgei, Amsal Tarekegne Tesfaye, Maryke T. Labuschagne, Mosisa Worku, Michael S. Olsen, Vijay Chaikam, Manje Gowda
Publikováno v:
Agronomy, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 438 (2022)
Breeding for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is important to deal with food insecurity and its effect on grain quality, particularly protein. A total of 1679 hybrids were evaluated in 16 different trials for grain yield (GY), grain quality traits (prot
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https://doaj.org/article/72e039b5f45e4e46a33c1be798a73dfd
Autor:
Berhanu Tadesse Ertiro, Kassa Semagn, Biswanath Das, Michael Olsen, Maryke Labuschagne, Mosisa Worku, Dagne Wegary, Girum Azmach, Veronica Ogugo, Tolera Keno, Beyene Abebe, Temesgen Chibsa, Abebe Menkir
Publikováno v:
BMC Genomics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Abstract Background Molecular characterization is important for efficient utilization of germplasm and development of improved varieties. In the present study, we investigated the genetic purity, relatedness and population structure of 265 maize inbr
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https://doaj.org/article/891762a867954b61b247757c2d12da59
Autor:
Zerka Rashid, Mainassara Zaman-Allah, Manje Gowda, James Gethi, Thanda Dhliwayo, Xuecai Zhang, Dan Makumbi, Mosisa Worku, Sudha K. Nair, P.H. Zaidi, Aparna Das, M. T. Vinayan, Michael Olsen, Yoseph Beyene, AbduRahman Beshir Issa, Bindiganavile S. Vivek, Jill E. Cairns, Cosmos Magorokosho, Felix San Vicente, Boddupalli M. Prasanna
Publikováno v:
TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik
Key message Intensive public sector breeding efforts and public-private partnerships have led to the increase in genetic gains, and deployment of elite climate-resilient maize cultivars for the stress-prone environments in the tropics. Abstract Maize
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 19:91-105
Droughts have devastating effects on agricultural productivity and livelihoods, which triggers a quest for adaptation strategies such as the development and deployment of drought tolerant maize var...
Autor:
Mosisa Worku, Nicholas J. Davis, Walter Chivasa, Adefris Teklewold, Peter Setimela, James Gethi, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Cosmos Magorokosho
Publikováno v:
Global food security. 32
Seed security is vital for food security. Rapid-cycle, climate-adaptive breeding programs and seed systems that deliver new, elite varieties to farmers to replace obsolete ones can greatly improve the productivity of maize-based cropping systems in s
Autor:
Emily Amondo, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Paswel Marenya, Mosisa Worku, Franklin Simtowe, Olaf Erenstein
Publikováno v:
Agricultural and Food Economics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2019)
Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region’s vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new drought-copi
Autor:
Dan Makumbi, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Godfrey Asea, José Crossa, Hugo De Groote, Charles Mutinda, M.B. Jumbo, Vincent Woyengo, Daniel Bomet Kwemoi, Michael Olsen, Fidelis Owino, Yoseph Beyene, Mosisa Worku, Bernard Munyua, Stephen Mugo
Publikováno v:
Field Crops Research
Highlights • New stress-tolerant maize hybrids were tested in four East African countries. • They were evaluated by 2,0252025 farmers (55% women) at 27 sites in Kenya and Rwanda. • New hybrids had 18% higher yields than commercial checks under