The influence of improved wheat and maize varieties on infant mortality in China
The diffusion of high-yielding crop varieties has been a key driver for agricultural productivity. This study examines the relationship between the...
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PublicationFebruary 1, 2025
Genetic trends in seven years of maize breeding at Mozambiques Institute of Agricultural Research
Assessing genetic gains from historical data provides insights to improve breeding programs. This study evaluated the Mozambique National Maize...
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PublicationFebruary 1, 2025
Genomewide association mapping and genomic prediction analyses reveal the genetic architecture of grain yield and agronomic traits under drought and optimum conditions in maize
Background: Drought is a major abiotic stress in sub-Saharan Africa, impacting maize growth and development leading to severe yield loss. Drought...
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PublicationFebruary 1, 2025
Assessment of fall armyworm tolerant maize hybrids for sustainable maize production in subSaharan Africa
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)) has become a significant pest to maize production, causing huge yield losses in sub-Saharan...
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PublicationJanuary 30, 2025
Fast and accurate imputation of genotypes from noisy lowcoverage sequencing data in biparental populations
Genotyping of bi-parental populations can be performed with low-coverage next-generation sequencing (LC-NGS). This allows the creation of highly...
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PublicationJanuary 28, 2025
Stability of grain yield of precommercial maize Zea mays L hybrids in rainfed ecosystems of South Asia
A study was conducted to assess the yield stability of 45 single cross maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids across five locations in North India, namely...
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PublicationJanuary 22, 2025
Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation Consumers Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines
The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market...
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PublicationJanuary 21, 2025
Stripe rust resistance in historical wheat cultivars at seedling and adult plant stages and tagging effective resistance genes using molecular markers
We examined 189 historical wheat cultivars from Pakistan released during 1910 to 2021 for stripe rust resistance at the seedling and adult plant...