Resultados de búsqueda - "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture"

DNA markers for forage and livestock improvement por Tarawali, Shirley A., Rege, J.E.O., Hanotte, Olivier H., Hanson, Jean

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New world solutions to old world problems: the growing reach of Latin American research = Soluciones del nuevo mundo para problemas del viejo mundo: el creciente alcance de la inve... por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…CIAT entomologists worked with colleagues at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in search of the mealybug’s natural enemies in South America. …”
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Cowpea por Boukar, O., Fatokun, C.A., Roberts, P.A., Abberton, Michael T., Huynh, B., Close, T.J., Kyei-Boahen, S., Higgins, T.J.V., Ehlers, J.D.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) holds a collection of more than 15,000 accessions from 90 countries. …”
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The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo por Rusike, Joseph, Mahungu, N.M., Lukombo, S.S., Kendenga, T., Bidiaka, S.M., Alene, A., Lema, A., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This paper evaluates the impact of an emergency research for development project implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2000 to 2009 by a various actors including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in response to the outbreak of the Cassava Mosaic Disease that threatened the national food security. …”
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Genetic characterization of some water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) in West Africa with simple sequence repeats por Obidiegwu, J.E., Asiedu, Robert, Ene-Obong, E.E., Muoneke, C.O., Kolesnikova-Allen, M.

“…These 89 are some of the D. alata accessions conserved by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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Unexploited yield and profitability potentials of improved varietal technologies: the case of hybrid maize in Western Ethiopia por Alene, Arega D.

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Effect of planting date on incidence and damage by Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize in southern Benin por Adda, C., Atachi, P., Hell, K., Korie, S., Tamo, Manuele

“…The trials were conducted at the Benin station of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) at Abomey-Calavi and at Sèhouè, located 70 km north of the IITA, Benin station. …”
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Genetic gains from 30 years of cassava breeding in Nigeria for storage root yield and disease resistance in elite cassava genotypes por Okechukwu, R.U., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

“…Cassava improvement for SSA started at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in 1970, and several improved lines with different characteristics have been developed to date. …”
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Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy por Dixon, A., Akoroda, M.O., Okechukwu, R.U., Ogbe, F., Ilona, Paul, Sanni, Lateef O., Ezedinma, C.I., Lemchi, J., Ssemakula, G.N., Yomeni, M., Okoro, E., Tarawali, G.

“…The aim of the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was to pre-emptively manage the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) to avert an imminent and increasing possible threat of the Ugandan strain of the CMD virus of the pathogen from doing damage to the Nigerian cassava economy. …”
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Factors driving the adoption of cooking banana processing and utilisation methods in Nigeria por Lemchi, J., Tshiunza, M., Onyeka, U., Tenkouano, A.

“…As part of efforts in realising her aim of introducing cooking banana into Nigeria, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) mounted training and awareness campaigns on its utilisation in collaboration with Shell and Agip Oil companies between 1991 and 1997. …”
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Comparative proteomics of nearisogenic maize inbred lines to identify potential aflatoxinresistance markers por Brown, R.L., Menkir, A., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Cleveland, T.E., Chen, Z.

“…These lines were developed in Nigeria through a joint project between ARS-SRRC and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The goal of this project is to develop aflatoxin-resistant inbreds for use in Central and West African national programs and U.S. breeding programs to combat aflatoxincontamination of maize. …”
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Public information campaign on aflatoxin contamination of maize grains in market stores in Benin, Ghana and Togo por James, B., Adda, C., Cardwell, K., Annang, D., Hell, K., Korie, S., Edorh, M., Gbeassor, F., Nagatey, K., Houenou, G.

“…Rotary International with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conducted an information campaign from 2000 to 2004 to increase public awareness of aflatoxin in Benin, Ghana and Togo. …”
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A Report on: Engaging Private sector actors in cocoa value chains in adopting Climate Smart Cocoa (CSC) Practices in Ghana por Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Hicks, Frank, Mensah, Sharon, Asare, Richard

“…International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its consortium members (Sustainable Food Lab-SFL, Root Capital-RC, Rainforest Alliance-RA and CIAT) on the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Flagship Project entitled, “Mainstreaming Climate Smart Value Chains “has for the past two years laid the foundation to engage the private sector in piloting new CSC recommendations. …”
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Application of embryo culture in germinating African cassava mosaic disease resistant gene mapping population por Akano, A.O., Ng, S.Y.C., Dixon, A., Thottappilly, G.

“…In a study to map out the genes confering resistanceto African cassava msaic disease (ACMD), a cost-effective protocol for zygotic embryo culture developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA) using 1/2 strenght Murashige and Skoog's basal media, was employed to germinatethe F1 populations. …”
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Improving smallholder farmer adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices por Margiotta, Sarah, Giller, Onno

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), with CIAT, Sustainable Food Lab and Rainforest Alliance, are promoting increased smallholder coffee farmer adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in Uganda. …”
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Appropriate support for national programs; training, research, administration and funding por Markham, R.H., Sicely, E.M.

“…The Biological Control Program (BCP)of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and national biological control programs, established specifically to control exotic cassava pests in Africa, are now evolving to address other pest problems. …”
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Potential role of transgenic approaches in the control of cowpea insect pests por Machuka, J.

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Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance por Vuylsteke, D.R., Swennen, Rony L.

“…A strategy to control the black sigatoka disease of plantain (Musa spp, AAB group) in Africa, targeting the incorporation of durable host plant resistance, was initiated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The commonly accepted intractability of plantain to genetic improvement has been challenged by the identification of 37 different, seed-fertile plantain cultivars and by the production of 250 hybrids in four years of breeding. …”
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Breeding for bruchid resistance in cowpea por Singh, B.B., Singh, S.R.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) initiated a systematic program in 1974 to develop bruchid resistant cowpea varieties and TVu 2027 was identified as moderately resistant. …”
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Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Four Rice Varieties to Drought in the Rainforest por Fofana, M., Sakariyawo, O.S., Popogbe, M.O., Oyekanmi, A.A., Azeez, J.O., Adegbehingbe, F.T.

“…A screen house and a field trial were conducted at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan and Ikenne (Latitude 6° 52' N, Longitude 3° 43' E) respectively. …”
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