Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple cereal food crop cultivated in southern Africa.
Interactions between grain yield and biochemical traits can be useful to plant breeders in …

In an effort to address the challenges of low crop productivity and food insecurity among
Africa's smallholder farmers, Conservation Agriculture (CA) is considered a promising …

Drought and low soil fertility are major abiotic stresses limiting yield of maize (Zea mays L.)
in eastern and southern Africa. The present study was undertaken to determine genotype by …

Zhengdan 958 (ZD958) is the summer maize variety with the widest planting area in Huang-
Huai-Hai plain in the past 20 years. Understanding the agronomic characteristics of maize …

Indigenous chickens (IC) play an important role in African rural household settings,
particularly in improving their livelihoods. However, IC production is characterised by low …

Limited commercial quality protein maize (QPM) varieties with low grain yield potential are
currently grown in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). This study was conducted to (i) …

The genotype by environment interaction is essential in any plant breeding program.
Methodologies allowing the evaluation of nonlinear genotype responses to environmental …

Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze, an obligate hemiparasite, can cause grain yield loss of 20 to 80%
in cereal crops such as maize (Zea mays L.). In Sub‐Saharan Africa, maize breeding …

The main nutrients in rice are starch, protein and lipids, and their contents and
physicochemical properties have important effects on rice qualities. The aging process of …

Abstract Evaluation of maize varieties under multiple environments, including drought and
low nitrogen (N) stressed sites is an important breeding approach, to identify well adapted …