Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize. From improved varieties to local applications / Volume 1, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: From improved varieties to local applications
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Dr Dave Watson, CGIAR Maize Research Program Manager, CIMMYT, Mexico.
• Contents: Part 1 Genetic diversity and breeding ; 1.Ensuring the genetic diversity of maize and its wild relatives: J. Stephen Smith, Iowa State University, USA; Candice A. C. Gardner, USDA-ARS/Iowa State University, USA; and Denise E. Costich, CIMMYT Germplasm Bank (Maize Collection), Mexico ; 2.Key challenges in maize breeding in sub-Saharan Africa: Baffour Badu-Apraku, IITA, Nigeria; M.A.B. Fakorede and R.O. Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria ; 3.Developing maize-breeding methods and cultivars to meet the challenge of climate change: Marcelo J. Carena, North Dakota State University, USA ; 4.Understanding and improving protein traits in maize: Yongrui Wu, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; and Joachim Messing, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, USA ; 5.Advances in mycotoxin-resistant maize varieties: Marilyn L. Warburton and W. Paul Williams, USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Research Resistance Unit, USA ; 6.Advances in cold-tolerant maize varieties: Csaba L. Marton and Zsuzsanna Tóthné Zsubori, MTA Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungary ; ; Part 2 Understanding and improving maize nutritional and sensory quality ; 7.Nutritional and nutraceutical/functional properties of maize: Dharam Paul Chaudhary, Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), India ; 8.Biofortification of maize: Eliab Simpungwe, HarvestPlus, Zambia ; 9.Assessing and improving the nutritional quality of maize: Elena Lima-Cabello and Paula Robles Bolivar, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain and Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain and The University of Western Australia, Australia ; 10Analysing maize grain quality: Glen P. Fox and Tim J. O’Hare, The University of Queensland, Australia ; ; Part 3 Translating research into practice: improving maize cultivation in the developing world ; 11.Constraints in adopting improved technologies for maize cultivation: the case of Africa: T. Abdoulaye, The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria; A. S Bamire and A. A. Akinola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; and A. Alene, A. Menkir and V. Manyong, The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria ; 12.Supporting small holders in maize cultivation: using an agricultural innovation systems approach: Mariana Wongtschowski and Remco Mur, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), The Netherlands; and Carolina Camacho, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico ; 13.Women and maize cultivation: increasing productivity through gender analysis: Cheryl Doss, Oxford University, UK ;
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (348 pages)
• Subjects: 633.15/2; Corn -- Breeding; Corn -- Genetics; Corn -- Breeding; Corn -- Genetics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786760104
• Related ISBNs: 178676010X
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