| dc.contributor.author | Badu-Apraku, B. |
| dc.contributor.author | Lum, A.F. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:13:56Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:13:56Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Badu-Apraku, B. & Lum, A.F. (2007). Agronomic performance of resistant early-maturing maize varieties and inbred lines in the savannas of West and Central Africa. Crop Science, 47(2), 737-748. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0011-183X |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2567 |
| dc.description.abstract | The potential maize (Zea mays L.) yield in the savannas of West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. parasitism. Field trials at Ferkessedougou, Côte d'Ivoire; Abuja, Nigeria; and Mokwa, Nigeria, in 2002, and at Mokwa and Abuja in 2004, evaluated the performance of 11 early maturing maize varieties under artificial Striga infestation and Striga-free conditions. Another trial at Mokwa and Abuja in 2004 evaluated 100 early maturing inbred lines under Striga infestation and Striga-free conditions. The varieties differed significantly in grain yield under both conditions. Acr 94 TZE Comp 5-W, Acr TZE Comp 5-Y, and TZE-W Pop × 1368 STR C1 were identified as promising varieties, based on grain yield, Striga damage ratings, and Striga emergence counts. The most promising variety, Acr 94 TZE Comp. 5-W in terms of high grain yield, reduced Striga damage and low Striga emergence, outyielded the reference entry by 2% under Striga-free conditions and 45% under Striga infestation. Ward cluster analysis of the varieties and inbred lines produced four major clusters each, under both Striga-infested and Striga-free conditions. In each case, the varieties and inbred lines assigned to each cluster under Striga infestation differed from those in the Striga-free conditions. Several inbred lines with high grain yield, low Striga emergence and reduced Striga damage were identified as sources of Striga resistance for maize breeding programs in WCA. |
| dc.format.extent | 737-750 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Maize |
| dc.subject | Striga Hermonthica |
| dc.subject | Striga |
| dc.subject | Striga-Resistance |
| dc.title | Agronomic performance of striga resistant early-maturing maize varieties and inbred lines in the savannas of West and Central Africa |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West And Central Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Cote D'Ivoire |
| cg.coverage.country | Mali |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.creator.identifier | BAFFOUR BADU-APRAKU: 0000-0003-0113-5487 |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre |
| cg.iitasubject | Maize |
| cg.iitasubject | Pests Of Plants |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.journal | Crop Science |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 93361 |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.04.0245 |
