February 2012 – CIMMYT knowledge center blog

Using innovation platforms to scale out soil acidity-ameliorating technologies in Dedza district in central Malawi

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in African Journal of Biotechnology 11(3): 561-569, 2012 V. H Kabambe, A. D. C. Chilimba, A. Ngwira, M. Mbawe, G. Kambauwaand P. Mapfumo Soil acidity is a serious constraint in crop production in some parts of Malawi, particularly in high rainfall and high altitude areas. A learning platform...

Characterization of a cell wall invertase gene TaCwi-A1 on common wheat chromosome 2A and development of functional markers

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Molecular Breeding 29(1): 43-52, 2012 Dongyun Ma, Jun Yan, Zhonghu He, Ling Wu and Xianchun Xia Cell wall invertase (CWI) is a critical enzyme for sink tissue development and carbon partition, and has a high association with kernel weight. Characterization of Cwi genes and development...

Indirect selection for grain yield in spring bread wheat in diverse nurseries worldwide using parameters locally determined in north-west Mexico

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in The Journal of Agricultural Science 150(1): 23-43, 2012 M. Gutierrez, M. P. Reynolds, W. R. Raun, M. L. Stone And A. R. Klatt The relationships of normalized water index three (NWI-3) and canopy temperature (CT) with grain yield in north-west Mexico were determined in a set of wheat lines...

Genetic structures of the CIMMYT international yield trial targeted to irrigated environments

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Molecular Breeding 29(2): 529-541, 2012 Susanne Dreisigacker, Hailemichael Shewayrga, Jose Crossa, Vivi N. Arief, Ian H. DeLacy, Ravi P. Singh, Mark J. Dieters and Hans-Joachim Braun International yield trials are assembled by CIMMYT to disseminate promising wheat breeding materials...

Re-orienting participatory plant breeding for wider impact

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in African Journal of Agricultural Research 7(4): 523-533, 2012 Lone B. Badstue, Jon Hellinand Julien Berthaud This paper concerns the need to re-conceptualise participatory crop improvement in order to explore new ways of making the outcomes of scientific plant breeding and knowledge production...

Month: February 2012

Using innovation platforms to scale out soil acidity-ameliorating technologies in Dedza district in central Malawi

Characterization of a cell wall invertase gene TaCwi-A1 on common wheat chromosome 2A and development of functional markers

Indirect selection for grain yield in spring bread wheat in diverse nurseries worldwide using parameters locally determined in north-west Mexico

Genetic structures of the CIMMYT international yield trial targeted to irrigated environments

Re-orienting participatory plant breeding for wider impact