Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

The effect of different agroecological zones and plant age on the cyanogenic potential of six cassava clones por Githunguri, C.M., Ekanayake, I.J., Chweya, J.A., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Imungi, J.

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Inheritance of Striga hermonthica adaptive traits in an earlymaturing white maize inbred line containing resistance genes from Zea diploperennis por Akaogu, I.C., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Tongoona, P.B., Ceballos, H., Gracen, V., Offei, Samuel Kwame, Dzidzienyo, D.

“…Six generations, P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1P1 and BC1P2 derived from a cross between resistant line, TZdEI 352 and susceptible line, TZdEI 425 were screened under artificial Striga infestation at Mokwa and Abuja, Nigeria, 2015. Additive‐dominance model was adequate in describing observed variations in the number of emerged Striga plants among the population; hence, digenic epistatic model was adopted for Striga damage. …”
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Willingness to pay of Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers for aflatoxin‐safe maize por Johnson, A.M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Fulton, J.R., Widmar, N.J.O., Akande, A., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Manyong, Victor

“…A new biological control product, called Aflasafe, has been introduced in Nigeria to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of maize in the field and in storage. …”
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CGIAR System Annual Performance Report 2018: Summarized Report por CGIAR System Organization

“…Additional impact studies published in 2018 showed, for example, clear impacts of drought-tolerant maize varieties on household incomes and food consumption in Africa’s most populous countries, Nigeria and Ethiopia.…”
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Does relative deprivation induce migration?: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa por Kafle, Kashi, Benfica, Rui, Winters, P.

“…Taking advantage of the internationally comparable longitudinal data from integrated household and agriculture surveys from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda, we use panel fixed effects to estimate the effects of relative deprivation on migration decisions. …”
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Phenotypic characterization and validation of provitamin A functional genes in early maturing provitamin A-quality protein maize (Zea mays) inbred lines por Obeng‐Bio, E., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Ifie, B.E., Danquah, A., Blay, E.T., Dadzie, M.A.

“…Seventy early maturing PVA‐QPM inbreds were evaluated under drought, low‐N and optimal environments in Nigeria for two years. The inbreds were assayed for PVA levels and the presence of PVA genes using allele‐specific PCR markers. …”
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KASPar SNP genetic map of cassava for QTL discovery of productivity traits in moderate drought stress environment in Africa por Ewa, F., Asiwe, J.A.N., Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Ogbonna, A.C., Egesi, Chiedozie N.

“…Composite interval mapping using 267 F1 progeny in initial QTL mapping identified 27 QTLs for productivity traits in the dry savannah of Nigeria. The availability of KASPar SNPs are anticipated to improve the implementation of MB for the development of high performing drought-tolerant cassava varieties in Africa.…”
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Soil-based screening for iron toxicity tolerance in rice using pots por Sikirou, M., Saito, Kazuki, Drame, K.N., Saidou, A., Dieng, I., Ahanchédé, A.

“…Fe-toxic soils from two hot spot fields – Edozighi, Nigeria and Niaouli, Benin were used and soil from Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) experimental farm, Cotonou, Benin was included as control. …”
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Reproduction potential of Nigerian Meloidogyne spp. and the response of six commercial watermelon cultivars to predominant species por Bello, T.T., Coyne, D., Fourie, H.

“…The reproduction potential of nine single-species Meloidogyne populations and 16 mixed-species communities, recovered from watermelon rhizospheres in South-West Nigeria, were determined in roots of tomato (cv. Tropimech) in a glasshouse. …”
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Technical efficiency of traditional village chicken production in Africa: Entry points for sustainable transformation and improved livelihood por Yitayih, Mulugeta, Alemayehu, T., Bruno, J.E., Kebede, F.G., Sonaiya, E.B., Goromela, E.H., Bamidele, O., Dessie, Tadelle

“…Using national-level representative data collected from 3555 village chicken producers in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania, this study examines the technical efficiency of village chicken production and investigates the main factors that explain the level of inefficiency. …”
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Extent and management of acid soils for sustainable crop production system in the tropical agroecosystems: a review por Agegnehu, G., Amede, T., Erkossa, T., Yirga, C., Henry, C., Tyler, R., Nosworthy, M. G., Beyene, S., Sileshi, G. W.

“…Application of lime resulted in yield increments of 34–252% in wheat, barley and tef, 29–53% in faba bean and soybean, and 42–332% in potato in Ethiopia, 111–182% in maize in Kenya, and 45–103% in Mucuna in Nigeria under moderate to severe acid soil conditions. …”
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Assessing intraspecific variability and diversity in African yam bean landraces using agronomic traits por Olomitutu, O.E., Abe, A., Oyatomi, Olaniyi, Paliwal, R., Abberton, Michael T.

“…One hundred and ninety-six AYB accessions were evaluated during the 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons in three agro-ecologies of Nigeria, using a 14 × 14 triple lattice design. The accessions were assessed for fourteen agronomic traits. …”
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An ICT strategy based upon E-Teaching and E-Learning in response to the COVID-19 crisis in Africa por Woomer, P.L., Mulei, W., Maina, S.K.

“…Six months before the advent of the pandemic, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture initiated a pilot project, Start Them Early Program (STEP) whose goal is to reinforce pathways to careers in agriculture within secondary schools in DR Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria. The project has now been forced to rethink its approach while embracing information and communication technologies due to the school closures. …”
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Efficacy of maize inbred testers with varying levels of resistance to Striga for classifying Striga-resistant yellow-maize lines into heterotic groups por Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, Victor O., Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S.K., Gedil, Melaku A

“…A trial comprising 90 testcrosses and two hybrid checks was conducted at two locations in Nigeria for 2 years under Striga-infested and non-infested conditions. …”
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Humidtropics Evaluation Report por Rwampororo, R.K., Negra, C., Kueneman, E.

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Draft genome sequence of Solanum aethiopicum provides insights into disease resistance, drought tolerance, and the evolution of the genome por Bo Song, Yue Song, Yuan Fu, Kizito, Elizabeth Balyejusa, Kamenya, Sandra Ndagire, Kabod, Pamela Nahamya, Huan Liu, Muthemba, Samuel, Kariba, Robert, Njuguna, Joyce N., Maina, Solomon, Stomeo, Francesca, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Hendre, Prasad S, Xiaoli Chen, Wenbin Chen, Xiuli Li, Wenjing Sun, Sibo Wang, Shifeng Cheng, Muchugi, Alice, Jamnadass, Ramni, Shapiro, Howard-Yana, Deynze, Allen van, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Xun Xu, Odeny, Damaris Achieng, Xin Liu

“…The African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) is a nutritious traditional vegetable used in many African countries, including Uganda and Nigeria. It is thought to have been domesticated in Africa from its wild relative, Solanum anguivi. …”
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Can young agripreneurs improve their skills through agripreneurship empowerment programmes? Evidence from Africa por Adeyanju, D.F., Mburu, J., Gituro, W., Chumo, C., Mignouna, Djana B., Mulinganya, N., Ashagidigbi, W.M.

“…This article examined the driving forces behind young agripreneurs’ participation in agripreneurship empowerment programmes and estimates the causal impact of programme participation on agripreneurship skills using data from a random cross-section sample of 1435 young agripreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. Specifically, the study took evidence from the youth component of the African Development Bank Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme, Empowering Novel Agribusiness-Led Employment (ENABLE). …”
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Poverty impacts of food price increases in Burkina Faso por Minot, Nicholas, Martin, Will

“…The other briefs cover Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, and Mali (see Minot and Martin, 2023a and 2023b; Martin and Minot, 2023a, 2023b, and 2023c). …”
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Aquaculture technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 012 por Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

“…The countries targeted by the Aquaculture Compact are Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. The TAAT Program identified proven technologies that advance fish production and we have compiled them into a “Toolkit Catalogue” meant to promote understanding and stimulate adoption and investment. …”
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Wheat farmers in Sudan record increased yields after adoption of proven technologies: TAAT news Vol. 1 por Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

“…In this issue: Wheat Farmers in Sudan record increased yields after the adoption of proven technologies TAAT Compacts hold 2019 Joint Inception Planning Meeting for the Benin Republic Integrate TAAT Into National Agriculture Programmes – Experts TAAT Scales out Knowledge of HQCF for Bread and Pastries in Togo 2019 International Women’s Day: TAAT throws Spotlight on a Rice Processor Amazon in Africa TAAT, ACAI collaborate to deliver improved technologies to Cassava Farmers TAAT holds an annual review meeting Fish drying Technology transforms the Zambian community Wheat farmers in Nigeria embrace smart irrigation practices AfDB Vice President hails Youth Engagement in Agribusiness TAAT Partners with Ghanaian College on Scaling out OFSP Triple S Technology Fortenza TM Duo shows it has more to offer Farmers than reduced FAW Leaf Feeding New irrigation technologies intensify rice production in Mali and Burkina Faso TAAT’s Footprints in Africa.…”
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