With the current world population growth of 1.2%, the earth can expect to house 9-10 billion
people by 2050. Food production, too, must increase to accommodate these numbers. Easy …

The grain yield components of eleven cowpea genotypes were studied in 2006 and 2007 at
Abeokuta, Nigeria, to understand the sensitivity of the quantitative traits to heterogeneous …

Cross-breeding of banana and plantain brings new challenges to the genetic improvement
of crops due to the ploidy and high sterility of most popular cultivars. This article provides an …

The metric measures on seeds, their correlation and relationship are important for
systematic breeding for seed yield and shape determination. Variations among eighty …

Banana improvement formally started in response to the decimation of large commercial
plantations of dessert bananas by Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar o tamanho adequado de parcelas experimentais, para
avaliação de descritores fenotípicos em bananeira, a partir de um ensaio de uniformidade …

Bananas fruits are widely consumed in the world. In Brazil, the role of agriculture activities in
the economy and society is huge, especially for banana farmers. The most popular variety of …

The potential of bambara groundnut as a crop-based approach for the sustainable reduction
of protein–energy malnutrition prevalent in Nigeria is still being explored. However, one of …

Índices de selección para producción de maíz forrajero. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue
estimar índices de selección de caracteres agronómicos que ayuden a seleccionar los …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a magnitude e a significância das associações
entre características morfológicas e de rendimento em plátanos. Foram avaliados cinco …