Resultados de búsqueda - "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture"

Simulation model for maize crop growth based on acquisition and allocation processes for carbohydrate and nitrogen por Bonato, O., Schulthess, F., Baumgaertner, J.U.

“…The model was validated with published observations and field data from a 95- and a 120-day variety grown at the Research Station of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Calavi, in the southern part of the Republic of Benin (West Africa). …”
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Live mulch: a new approach to weed control and crop production in the tropics por Akobundu, I.

“…The effect of several established legume covers on weed competition, fertilizer requirement and yield of maize was studied in the field at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Weed infestation was heaviest in unweeded conventionally tilled and no-tillage plots, but very low in unweeded Centrosema pubescens and Psophocarpus palustris plots. …”
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Morphological variation in Musa germplasm por Ortíz, R.

“…This paper reports the extent of morphological variation of the Musa germplasm maintained in the gene-bank of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in southeastern Nigeria. …”
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Undesrtanding the Musa genome: an update por Ortíz, R.

“…Thus, plantain and banana genomes have been investigated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) since 1992. This paper provides insight into the genetics of black sigatoka and banana weevil resistance, pseudostem waxiness, virus susceptibility, apical dominance and suckering behavior, dwarfism, bunch orientation, fruit parthenocarpy, and male fertility. …”
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Statistical tools to evaluate sensory data fro testing fruit quality of Musa por Korie, S., Walker, P., Ortíz, R., Vuylsteke, D.R., Ferris, R.S.B.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has developed a procedure for testing the fruit quality of landraces and hybrid Musa genotypes. …”
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Understanding adoption of conservation agriculture practices in Southern Africa: insights from household and community surveys and their implication for scaling: a synthesis report... por Chikoye, D., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Thierfelder, C.

“…The project ‘Understanding and Enhancing Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Smallholder Farming Systems of Southern Africa (ACASA),’ which is funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and jointly implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), aims to understand why previous efforts and investments to scale CA technologies and practices in southern Africa have not led to widespread adoption. …”
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Evaluation of a novel technique for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus por Deverau, A.D., Jackai, L.E.N., Olusegun, T.B., Asiwe, A.N.J.

“…(Coleoptera: Bruchidae) was compared to conventional screening techniques at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) laboratory in Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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Establishment and spread of Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two biologigal control agents released against the mango mealybug Rast... por Neuenschwander, Peter, Boavida, C., Bokonon-Ganta, A.H., Gado, A., Herren, H.R.

“…Two specific endophagous parasitoids Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, of Indian origin, were mass‐reared at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Cotonou and released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens, in collaboration with national biological control programmes. …”
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Effect of temperature on the survival and infectivity of Pseudotheraptus devastans vector por Fokunang, C.N., Dixon, A., Ikotun, T.

“…The insect P. devastans was collected from young cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) field plots, at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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Introduction and dispersal of Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae), an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom., Pseudococcidae), in Africa por Herren, H.R., Neuenschwander, Peter, Hennessey, R.D., Hammond, W.N.O.

“…It was multiplied in an insectary at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, and first released in 1981/82. …”
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A practical perspective on One CGIAR: lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in central Africa por Schut, Marc, Remans, R., Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Blomme, Guy, Craenen, K., Delvaux, B., Dercon, G., Ekesa, B., Kagabo, D., Bacishoga, M.K., Kantengwa, S., Karangwa, P., Kintche, K., Manners, Rhys, Mapatano, S., Merckx, Roel, Muchunguzi, P., Nduwumuremyi, A., Niyongere, C., Nabahungu, N.L., Bagula, E., Ocimati, W., Pypers, P., Rietveld, A., Swennen, Rony L., Taulya, G., Vandamme, Elke, Zozo, R., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Vanlauwe, Bernard

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Controlling banana bunchy top virus outbreak in east Africa por Mahuku, George, Kumar, P. Lava

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Varietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africa por Kormawa, P., Tshiunza, M., Dixon, A., Udo, E., Okoruwa, V.

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Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) Delimiting Survey in Tanzania: Phase 1 Survey Summary Report por Mahuku, G., Kumar, P.L.

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Designing gender and youth responsive agronomic solutions study report: Digital green Ethiopia & fertilizer Ethiopia use cases por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ma, Ning, Ragasa, Catherine, Cole, S., Iradukunda, F., Ebrahim, M., Liben, F., Abera, W., Tamene, Lulseged D., Tigabie, A., Tsedalu, B., Bekele, M., Desta, G., Tesfaye, F.K., Regassa, D.

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Early Warning and Rapid Response System for Pests and Diseases in Ghana por Honger, Joseph, Gariba, Awudu Amadu, Osae, Michael, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain

“…The Ghana Cluster of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project, led by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners are working on an Early Warning and Rapid Response System for Pests and Diseases (EWRRS-PD) to enhance communication, data sharing, and preparedness against new risks. …”
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Tailoring Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) for one-health por Ky-Dembele, Catherine, Frimpong-Anin, Kofi, Adomako, Joseph, Yeboah, Stephen, Annan, Rapheal, Embil, Dorothy, Obeng, Elvis Agyei, Martey, Francisca, Bayala, Jules

“…In Ghana, AICCRA is implemented by various institutions and NGOs led by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Benin. As climate information is key in the process, in collaboration with IITA, the Center for International Forestry Research-World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF/Sahel) is engaged for capacitating stakeholders for the efficient use of climate information and services through the Participatory and Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach. …”
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Tool for optimum planting window selection NG-Akilimo-SAA: manual for executing and managing the decision support tool for variety selection and planting window recommendation por Benito, E.G., Peter, H., Tofa, A.I., Tijjani, K., Kamara, A., Kreye, C.

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Forest Africa Zambia Ltd: Agri-Innovation Report por Dahl, H., Njiru, A., Sewe, L., Dlamini, J., Nortje, K., Nowak, Andreea C., Giombini, V., Ires, I., Alamu, E.O.

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Long read sequencing and assembly of wild diploid relatives and cultivars in support of banana breeding programs por Chen, A., Zhou, X., Decker, K., Havecker, E., Du, E., Brown, A., Aitken, E.A.B., Shah, T., Uwimana, B., Hresko, C., Swennen, R., Lowdon, R.F.

“…A genomics initiative was undertaken as part of the Global Alliance against TR4 (Tropical Race 4 of Fusarium Wilt of Banana) Alliance, with Bayer Crop Science, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, and University of Queensland to collectively accelerate the breeding efforts in Eastern Africa. …”
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