May 2014 – CIMMYT knowledge center blog

Doubled haploid technology in maize breeding: theory and practice available in Korean

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in CIMMYT Publications.

옥수수 육종에 배가반수체기술의 이용 : 이론과 실제. 2012. Prasanna, B.M.; Chaikam, V.; Mahuku, G.. : 69 p.. Mexico, DF (Mexico). CIMMYT. This manual is primarily intended for maize breeders in national agricultural research systems and small and medium enterprise seed companies in developing countries who would like to...

Elsevier subject collections and/or Springer e-books

Written on May 26, 2014. Posted in News.

Dear staff, The CIMMYT Knowledge Center team, the CGIAR consortium of libraries and Elsevier are pleased to announce a trial access through 31 July 2014 to eight of Elsevier’s subject collections of peer-reviewed scientific articles, available at www.sciencedirect.com. The CIMMYT Knowledge Center...

Iniadi pearl millet germplasm as a valuable genetic resource for high grain iron and zinc densities

Written on May 26, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 2014 Rai, R.N.; Velu, G.; Govindaraj, M.; Upadhyaya, H.D.; Rao, A.S.; Shivade, H.; Reddy, K.N. Crop biofortification is increasingly being recognized as a cost-effective and sustainable approach to address the widespread micronutrient...

Evaluation of genomic selection training population designs and genotyping strategies in plant breeding programs using simulation

Written on May 26, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Crop Science, 2014 Hickey, J.M.; Dreisigacker, S.; Crossa, J.; Hearne, S.; Babu, R.; Prasanna, B.M.; Grondona, M.; Zambelli. A.; Windhausen, V.S.; Mathews, K.; Gorjanc, G. Genomic selection offers great potential to increase the rate of genetic improvement in plant breeding programs....

Genotype by environment interaction and stability analysis for grain yield of single cross hybrids using AMMI Biplots

Written on May 26, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Crop Science, 2014 Ndhlela, T.; Herselman, L.; Magorokosho, C.; Setimela, P.; Mutimaamba, C.; Labuschagne, M. Maize (Zea mays) is the most important cereal crop in Zimbabwe and is grown by both large and small scale farmers who are located in different agro-ecological zones of the country....

Does the use of atrazine in maize grown under conservation agriculture adversely affect soybean productivity in maize-soyabean rotation in Zimbabwe?

Written on May 19, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Journal of Agricultural Science 6 (7) : 1-9, 2014 Muoni, T.; Rusinamhodzi, L.; Mabasa, S.; Rugare, J.T.; Thierfelder, C. Weed management challenges in the early years of conservation agriculture (CA) adoption may require the use of herbicides for farmers to realise the immediate benefits...

Determinants of smallholder farmers’ hybrid maize adoption in the drought prone Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Written on May 19, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in African Journal of Agricultural Research 9 (17) : 1334-1343, 2014 Beshir, B.; Dagne Wegary Gissa This paper examines the factors influencing smallholder farmers’ adoption decision of hybrid maize in drought prone Central Rift Valley (CRV) of Ethiopia. The analysis is based on data collected...

Combining ability of certain agronomic traits in quality protein maize under stress and non-stress environments in Eastern and Southern Africa

Written on May 19, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Crop Science 54 (3) : 1004-1014, 2014 Dagne Wegary Gissa; Vivek, B.; Labuschagne, M.T. Growing maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids tolerant to drought and low N stress would significantly reduce yield losses occurring in Africa. This study evaluated the performance of quality protein maize (QPM)...

Month: May 2014