CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates
CIMMYT’s research has informed the agenda of maize breeding programs in sub-‐Saharan Africa, to ensure that new varieties developed will be tolerant to heat stress as well as drought. CIMMYT’s climate projections for maize-‐producing areas in sub-‐Saharan Afri...
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| author | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
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| description | CIMMYT’s
research
has
informed
the
agenda
of
maize
breeding
programs
in
sub-‐Saharan
Africa,
to
ensure
that
new
varieties
developed
will
be
tolerant
to
heat
stress
as
well
as
drought.
CIMMYT’s
climate
projections
for
maize-‐producing
areas
in
sub-‐Saharan
Africa
highlighted
the
increasing
prevalence
of
heat
stress
and
identified
hotspots
of
vulnerability.
Researchers
analysed
commercially
available
maize
varieties
and
new
drought
tolerant
varieties
developed
under
the
Drought
Tolerant
Maize
for
Africa
(DTMA)
project,
by
phenotyping
and
modelling
crops
under
expected
future
climates.
The
results
highlighted
the
susceptibility
of
these
varieties
to
increased
heat
stress.
The
research
also
identified
potential
yield
gains
that
could
be
made
through
adapting
the
existing
breeding
pipeline
to
address
the
potential
effects
of
future
climates,
particularly
heat
stress. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publishDateRange | 2015 |
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| spelling | CGSpace679122025-12-10T12:46:46Z CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security climate change climate-smart agriculture food security agriculture CIMMYT’s research has informed the agenda of maize breeding programs in sub-‐Saharan Africa, to ensure that new varieties developed will be tolerant to heat stress as well as drought. CIMMYT’s climate projections for maize-‐producing areas in sub-‐Saharan Africa highlighted the increasing prevalence of heat stress and identified hotspots of vulnerability. Researchers analysed commercially available maize varieties and new drought tolerant varieties developed under the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project, by phenotyping and modelling crops under expected future climates. The results highlighted the susceptibility of these varieties to increased heat stress. The research also identified potential yield gains that could be made through adapting the existing breeding pipeline to address the potential effects of future climates, particularly heat stress. 2015-08-14 2015-08-14T14:13:56Z 2015-08-14T14:13:56Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67912 en Open Access application/pdf CCAFS. 2015. CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates. Outcome Cases. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | climate change climate-smart agriculture food security agriculture CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title | CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title_full | CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title_fullStr | CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title_short | CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| title_sort | cimmyt ccafs research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates |
| topic | climate change climate-smart agriculture food security agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67912 |
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