Resultados de búsqueda - "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture"

Breeding for enhanced ß-Carotene content in cassava: constraints and accomplishments por Njoku, DN, Vernon, G, Egesi, Chiedozie N., Asante, I.K., Offei, SK, Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Kulakow, Peter A., Eke-Okoro, O.N., Ceballos, H.

“…Currently, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, are working in collaboration to develop an elite cassava gene pool and to develop varieties that will be released to farmers soon in hope of addressing part of micronutrient malnutrition.…”
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Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics por Bationo, B. André, Ntare, B.R., Tarawali, Shirley A., Tabo, Ramadjita

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The performance of East African highland bananas released in farmers' fields and the need for their further improvement por Kubiriba, Jerome, Ssali, R.T., Barekye, A., Akankwasa, Kenneth, Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Batte, M., Karamura, E.B., Karamura, D.

“…In collaboration with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the NARO breeding program has developed and officially released a number of banana hybrids to the farming communities, including 'Kabana 6H' (syn. …”
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Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers' experiences and consumers' perspectives por Karamura, E.B., Tinzaara, William, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Ochola, D., Ocimati, W., Karamura, D.

“…The study reveals that materials came from the International Transit Centre as tissue culture plantlets (rooting or proliferating), from private companies such as Du Roi, South Africa and from the national and international breeding programs such as NARO-Uganda and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Within the countries, new genotypes followed both the formal and informal seed systems. …”
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Determination of ploidy among yam (Dioscorea spp.) landraces in Kenya by flow cytometry por Muthamia, Z.K., Nyende, A.B., Mamati, Edward George, Ferguson, Morag E., Wasilwa, J.

“…Flow cytometry was used to estimate the ploidy level of 155 accessions of Kenyan yam including two checks, TDr.18544 a tetraploid and TDc.98136 an octoploid from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria. Also included in the study were Dioscorea dumetorum Pax, Dioscorea asteriscus Burkill and Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth which are yam wild relatives. …”
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Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease por Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J.N., Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Arinaitwe, G., Kiggundu, A.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO), Uganda and the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), have developed hundreds of transgenic bananas constitutively expressing the Hypersensitive Response Assisting Protein (Hrap) or Plant Ferredoxin Like Protein (Pflp) gene originated from sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum). …”
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Influence of agronomic and climatic factors on root crops production: an econometric estimation of cassava supply response in Nigeria, 1961-2008 por Ojiako, I.A., Okechukwu, R.U., Tarawali, G., Idowu, A. O., Akwarandu, B.

“…Time series data from FAO and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 1961–2008, were used for the study. …”
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Relative severity of fumonisin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa por Vismer, H., Shephard, G.S., Rheeder, J.P., Westhuizen, L. van der, Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Traditional and improved varieties of maize, pearl millet and sorghum were planted by small-scale farmers under the direction of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in two Nigerian agro-ecological zones: the Sudan Savanna and the Northern Guinea Savanna. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016 por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Within the framework of the CCAFS project “Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA)”, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has partnered with the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and the Parliamentary Forum on Food Security, Population and Development to strengthen the national research-base on agriculture, climate change and food security in the country. …”
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Effect of migration and mating status of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on the efficacy of synthetic sex pheromone traps in West Africa por Adati, T., Tamò, Manuele, Koji, S., Downham, M.C.A.

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Mid-term and cost-benefit study of smallholder farmers in Striga-Infested maize and cowpea growing areas of Northern Nigeria por Amaza P., Hassan, M.B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kamara, A., Oluoch. M.

“…The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) provided a 4-year financial support to the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and other partners in 2011 to adapt and intensively promote proven integrated Striga management strategies in cowpea and maize farming systems in northern Nigeria and western Kenya, with the active participation of farmers, community-based organizations, extension workers, policy makers, and researchers. …”
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Characterization of maize producing households in the dry savanna of Mali por Fofana, M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Coulibaly, N., Sanogo, D., Langyintuo, A.

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Impact of fungicide application on taro leaf blight disease in three regions of Cameroon por Manju, E.B., Fokunang, C.N., Mbong, G.A., Tima, T.S., Suh, C., Tembe-Fokunang, E.A., Hanna, R.

“…The study was conducted in the research field sites of the Institute of Agricultural Research (IRAD), Bambui, North West Region, (IRAD), Ekona South West Region and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Nkolbisson, Yaoundé, Center Region of Cameroon. …”
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Profitability and technical efficiency of soybean production in northern Nigeria por Ugbabe, O.O., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kamara, A., Mbaval, J., Oyinbo, O.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and collaborating partners have been introducing and disseminating short season soybean varieties among farm households in the Sudan savannas of Northern Nigeria since 2008. …”
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Strategies, choices, and program priorities for the Eastern Africa Root Crops Research Network por Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas

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An improved consensus genetic linkage map of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. ) por Diop, N.N., Ehlers, J.D., Wanamaker, S., Muchero, W., Fatokun, C.A., Guojing, L., Roberts, P.A., Close, T.J., Timothy

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Effects of basal medium and plant growth regulator regimes on meristem and nodal cultures in white yam (D. rotundata) por Ajayi, A., Balogun, M., Maroya, N., Asiedu, Robert

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Competitiveness of cassava-based ethanol production in Southern Africa: a case of Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia por Kambewa, E., Mudimu, G.D., Jumbo, S., Mahungu, N.M., Tafadzwa, E., Nyanzunda, T.E., Whingwiri, E.

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Farmers access to agricultural inputs and services in Nigeria: panacea to competitive and sustainable cassava production and agro-enterprise development por Asumugha, G.N., Tarawali, G., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

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Gender dynamics in smallholder vegetable production: insights from Tanzania por Patt, N.

“…It is conducted in cooperation wth the “Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation” (Africa RISING) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The study focuses on farmers in Babati, Kiteto and Kongwa districts in northern and central Tanzania. …”
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