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    Maize genetic improvement for enhanced productivity gains in West and Central Africa

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    Date
    2012-03
    Author
    Ajala, S.
    Badu-Apraku, B.
    Menkir, A.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    During the past 45 years, the genetic improvement programs of IITA and its partners have made spectacular progress in developing high-yielding crop varieties that offered best-bet solutions to major production constraints, such as, cassava mosaic, maize streak, Striga, soybean rust, insect pests, and even drought. These have led to dramatic increases in the production of cassava, maize, soybean, cowpea, and yam in sub-Saharan Africa that have directly contributed to increases in food availability and indirectly to improvements in national economies. This section presents the status, progress, and achievements, and also outlines future work on crop improvement by genetic enhancement in IITA's six crops.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1547
    IITA Subjects
    Maize
    Agrovoc Terms
    Maize; Food Security; Yield; Genetic Improvement
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa; Central Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Journals
    IITA Maize Breeding Program
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