Carrara, Joseph E. Heller, Wade P.
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Frontiers in Agronomy
An increasing demand for organic produce, coupled with the need to reduce reliance on the diminishing resource of rock phosphate, has bolstered interest in the use of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AMF) as a biofertilizer. AMF are symbiotic fungi that colonize the roots of most crops and transfer nutrients from the soil to their hosts in exchange for carb...
Gillani, Syed Faheem Anjum Zhuang, Zelong Rasheed, Adnan Haq, Inzamam Ul Abbasi, Asim Ahmed, Shakil Wang, Yinxia Khan, Muhammad Tajammal Sardar, Rehana Peng, Yunling
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Frontiers in Plant Science
The present study investigated the brassinosteroid-induced drought resistance of contrasting drought-responsive maize genotypes at physiological and transcriptomic levels. The brassinosteroid (BR) contents along with different morphology characteristics, viz., plant height (PH), shoot dry weight (SDW), root dry weight (RDW), number of leaves (NL), ...
Awata, Luka A. O. Ifie, Beatrice E. Danquah, Eric Tongoona, Pangirayi Mahabaleswara, Suresh L. Gowda, Manje Marchelo-Dragga, Philip W. Sitonik, Chelang’At Olsen, Michael Prasanna, Boddupalli
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Contrast between marker-assisted backcross (MABC) and doubled haploid (DH) methods in transferring genes for resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN) in maize (Zea mays L.) is not well understood. The MLN is caused by co-infection of maize plant by maize chlorotic mottle virus and sugarcane mosaic virus. Two maize panels consisting of four BC3F2 a...
Badu-Apraku, B. Fakorede, M. Akinwale, R.O. Adewale, S.A. Akaogu, I.C.
Striga hermonthica is a major stress of maize in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with national scientists, have used team approach to investigate how best to solve the problem. Emphasis was on (i) establishing a reliable infestation technique for selecting resistant/tolerant gen...
christiaan, p.
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi on agricultural produce. Mycotoxins can be cytotoxic, genotoxic, mutagenic, and teratogenic, and they are persistent threats to human and animal health. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated maize can cause cancer and even sudden death. Health hazards can also occur from consuming product...
badu-apraku;, baffour
Genetic gain studies in a breeding program are very important for measuring the efficiency of the program over a specific period. It also provides breeders with an understanding of the outcomes of the huge investments committed to the breeding programs. This study sought to (i) estimate the gains in grain yield under drought and rainfed conditions ...
Otim, Michael Hilary Fiaboe, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Akello, Juliet Mudde, Barnabas Obonyom, Allan Tekkara Bruce, Anani Yaovi Opio, Winnifred Aool Chinwada, Peter Hailu, Girma Paparu, Pamela
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Pecci Canisares, Lucas Momesso, Letusa Costa Crusciol, Carlos Alexandre Villegas, Daniel Mauricio Arango, Jacobo Ritz, Karl Cantarella, Heitor Rosolem, Ciro Antonio
Nitrogen use in agriculture directly impacts food security, global warming, and environmental degradation. Forage grasses intercropped with maize produce feed for animals and or mulch for no-till systems. Forage grasses may exude nitrification inhibitors. It was hypothesized that brachiaria intercropping increases N recycling and maize grain yield ...
Badu-Apraku, Baffour Garcia-Oliveira, Ana Luísa Petroli, César Daniel Hearne, Sarah Adewale, Samuel Adeyemi Gedil, Melaku
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BMC Plant Biology
Background Assessment and effective utilization of genetic diversity in breeding programs is crucial for sustainable genetic improvement and rapid adaptation to changing breeding objectives. During the past two decades, the commercialization of the early and extra-early maturing cultivars has contributed to rapid expansion of maize into different a...
Pinargote Choéz, Jesús Palma Ponce, Richard Cedeño Guerra, José Lincoln
Generalmente en los cultivos, como los sistemas cafetaleros se presentan arvenses o malezas que cuando se manejan de forma inadecuada tienen un efecto negativo sobre la productividad, ya que éstas compiten por agua, nutrientes y espacio, sobre todo durante la etapa de desarrollo. La investigación se realizó en tres unidades de producción, cada una ...
