Resultados de búsqueda - "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture"

Adoption of Climate-Smart Cocoa practices in the adjust and cope climatic impact zones of Ghana por Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Deffor, Eric Worlanyo, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

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Analysis of historical data for optimization of genomic selection pipeline in cassava por Bakare, M.A.

“…Breeding for high-yielding and broadly adapted varieties of cassava has been the primary target of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) cassava breeding program based in Nigeria. …”
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A user guide to Ethiopia Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data por Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Mengistu, Kassahun, BDS Center for Development Research, Enkhbayar, Sundui, Roberts, Cleophelia

“…As part of the program, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) leads a sustainable intensification effort focusing on the cereal-based farming systems in the Guinea Savannah Zone of West Africa (Ghana and Mali) and East and Southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia) while the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the research activities focusing on the crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. …”
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A user guide to Ghana Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data por Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Tinonin, Cecilia, Pan African Field Services Limited, Signorelli, Sara, Roberts, Cleophelia

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) leads a sustainable intensification effort focusing on the cereal-based farming systems in the Guinea Savannah Zone of West Africa (Ghana and Mali) and East and Southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia) while the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the research activities focusing on the crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. …”
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A user guide to Malawi Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data por Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Roberts, Cleophelia, Comanescu, Maria, Schnitzer, Pascale, Invest in Knowledge Initiative, Shee, Apurba

“…As part of the program, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) leads a sustainable intensification effort focusing on the cereal-based farming systems in the Guinea Savannah Zone of West Africa (Ghana and Mali) and East and Southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia), while the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the research activities focusing on the crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. …”
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A user guide to Tanzania Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data por Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Roberts, Cleophelia, Charles, Ainsley, Economic Development Initiatives

“…As part of the program, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) leads a sustainable intensification effort focusing on the cereal-based farming systems in the Guinea Savannah Zone of West Africa (Ghana and Mali) and East and Southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia) while the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the research activities focusing on the crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity and heterotic alignment of CIMMYT and IITA maize inbred lines adapted to sub-Saharan Africa por Gonhi, T., Odong, T.L., Dramadri, I.O., Ochwo-Ssemakula, M., Chiteka, Z.A., Adjei, S.A., Muungani, D., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Adejumobi, I., Uwimana, B., Dhliwayo, T., Wegary, D., Derera, J.

“…This study was conducted to determine the genetic diversity, population structure, and heterotic alignment among 187 elite maize inbred lines from the IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) and CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) maize breeding programs. …”
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Assessing delivery and business models for high impact digital solutions at scale: the case of Rwanda Smart Nkunganire System (SNS) por Sartas, M., Mudereri, B.T., Senge, M., Rabourn, T.R., Ogunsami, T., Uzamushaka, S., Kihoro, E., Kangethe, E., Muzata, B.S., Guchu, W., Kamau, N. E.

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Investigating the relationship between cooking time, dry matter and sensory attributes of boiled cassava por Osunbade, A.O., Alamu, E.O., Awoyale, W., Adesokan, M., Nwaoliwe, G., Akinwande, B., Adejuyitan, A., Lungaho, M., Maziya-Dixon, B.

“…Twenty cassava varieties, aged 10 to 12 months, were freshly harvested from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) research farm in Ibadan. …”
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Evaluation of improved cassava genotypes for fresh root yield and yield components in demand creation trial por Onyenali, T.C., Ogwuche, T.O., Onyeka, J., Diebiru-Ojo, E.M., Ikechukwu, I., Abah, S.P., Okwuonu, I.C., Ameh, E.A., Sanni, L., Kulakow, P., Egesi, C.

“…Therefore, for wide adoption of improved cassava varieties developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, and National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, there is a need to evaluate improved varieties for these attributes continuously, hence the need to explore variety decision support tool like the demand creation trials (DCT) to evaluate cassava varieties with farmers and processors utilizing the best agronomic practices. …”
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Aflatoxins: Serious threat to food safety and food security: But is it related to livestock? por Lindahl, Johanna F., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Grace, Delia

“… • Projects assessing health risks and economic costs of aflatoxins in the feed dairy chain are underway in Kenya • In collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), technical packages on aflatoxins and livestock for the East Africa region are being prepared…”
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Effect of staking and non-staking systems on disease severity, yield and quality attributes of yams (Dioscorea alata) por Norman, P.E., Whyte, J.B.A., Samura, A.E., Massaquoi, A., Sesay, L., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Fomba, S.N., Benya, M.T., Sowa, M.M.

“…A total of seven promising hybrid genotypes of yams from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and one local cultivar, Pulli, were evaluated for yield, reaction to local pest and disease and desirable market traits during 2011 and 2012 in three agro-ecological zones of Sierra Leone. …”
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Screen house and field resistance of taro cultivars to taro leaf blight disease (Phytophtora colocasiae) por Fokunang, C.N., Mbong, G., Manju, E., Tembe-Fokunang, E.A., Hanna, R.

“…Place of Study: Studies were conducted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Yaounde Nkolbisson from July 2013 to January 2014. …”
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Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa por Vanlauwe, Bernard, AbdelGadir, Abdel Aziz H., Adewopo, Julius, Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel, Ampadu-Boakye, T., Asare, R., Baijukya, Frederick P., Baars, E., Bekunda, Mateete A., Coyne, Danny L., Dianda, M., Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M., Ebanyat, Peter, Hauser, S., Huising, Jeroen, Jalloh, A., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Kamai, N., Kamara, A., Kanampiu, F.K., Kehbila, A., Kintche, K., Kreye, C., Larbi, Asamoah, Masso, C., Matungulu, P., Mohammed, I., Nabahungu, L., Nielsen, F., Nziguheba, Generose, Pypers, Pieter, Roobroeck, D., Schut, Marc, Taulya, Godfrey, Thuita, Moses N., Uzokwe, Veronica N.E., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Wairegi, L.W.I., Yemefack, Martin, Mutsaers, H.J.W.

“…Consequently, from the inception of international agricultural research, centres operating in SSA have had a research programme focusing on soil and soil fertility management, including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The scope, content, and approaches of soil and soil fertility management research have changed over the past decades in response to lessons learnt and internal and external drivers and this paper uses IITA as a case study to document and analyse the consequences of strategic decisions taken on technology development, validation, and ultimately uptake by smallholder farmers in SSA. …”
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Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the midaltitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) marke... por Ertiro, B.T., Semagn, K., Das, B., Olsen, M., Labuschagne, Maryke T., Worku, M., Wegary, D., Azmach, G., Ogugo, V., Keno, T., Abebe, B., Chibsa, T., Menkir, A.

“…In the present study, we investigated the genetic purity, relatedness and population structure of 265 maize inbred lines from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) using 220,878 single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers obtained using genotyping by sequencing (GBS). …”
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GIS based gap analysis as a tool for biodiversity conservation optimisation: the IITA cowpea collection por Rysavy, A., Dumet, D., Sonder, Kai, Sauerborn, J.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, holds the largest cowpea germplasm collection worldwide. …”
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Improved cowpea-cereals-based cropping systems for household food security and poverty reduction in West Africa por Singh, B.B., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (UTA), in collaboration with relevant national, regional and international partners, has developed an appropriate model that seems to hold great promise for increasing food production in West Africa without affecting the environment and degrading the soils. …”
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The incidence of the cassava mosaic disease in relation with the source of planting materials and its impact on cassava production por Tata-Hangy, K.W., Legg, James P., Lema, K.M., Hanna, R., Luyindula, N.

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Importance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars in Malawi: a consolidation of morphological, organoleptic and beta-carotene analysis por Chipungu, Felistus P., Saka, J.D.K., Ambali, A.J.D., Mahungu, N.M., Mkumbira, J.

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Physicochemical and functional properties of native starches from cassava varieties in southwest Nigeria por Onitilo, M.O., Sanni, Lateef O., Daniel, I., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Dixon, A.

“…The physicochemical, functional and pasting propertiesas well as granule morphology of starches from 40 different new cassava varieties (36 cassava mosaic disease-resistant CMD clones) and currentlyreleased cassava varieties in Nigeria (TMS 30572, 4(2) 1425, TME 1 and 8200058) from experimental farm of the International Institute ofTropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria, were investigated. …”
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