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- Identification of early and extra-early maturing tropical maize inbred lines resistant to Exserohilum turcicum in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop Protection. 139:105386. 2021
- Genetics of extra‐early maturing yellow and orange quality‐protein maize (QPM) inbreds and derived hybrids under low‐soil nitrogen and Striga‐infestation. Crop Science. 2020
- Identification of QTLs for grain yield and other traits in tropical maize under Striga infestation.. PLOS ONE. 15. 2020
- Genomic Analysis of Selected Maize Landraces from Sahel and Coastal West Africa Reveals Their Variability and Potential for Genetic Enhancement.. Genes. 11:1054. 2020
- Genetic diversity among early provitamin A quality protein maize inbred lines and the performance of derived hybrids under contrasting nitrogen environments. BMC Genetics. 21:78. 2020
- Assessing inbred‐hybrid relationships for developing drought tolerant provitamin a‐quality protein maize hybrids. Agronomy Journal. 112:3549-3566. 2020
- Combining ability of extra-early biofortified maize inbreds under Striga infestation and low soil nitrogen.. Crop Science. 60:1925-1945. 2020
- Phenotypic characterization and validation of provitamin A functional genes in early maturing provitamin A-quality protein maize (Zea mays) inbred lines.. Plant Breeding. 139:575-588. 2020
- Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines.. BMC Plant Biology. 20:1-16. 2020
- Genetic studies of extra-early provitamin-A maize inbred lines and their hybrids in multiple environments.. Crop Science. 60:1325-1345. 2020
- Identifying heterotic groups and testers for hybrid development in early maturing yellow maize (Zea mays) for sub‐Saharan Africa. Plant Breeding. 139:708-716. 2020
- Phenotypic characterization of maize landraces from Sahel and Coastal West Africa reveals marked diversity and potential for genetic improvement. Journal of Crop Improvement. 34:122-138. 2020
- Combining Ability of Early-Maturing Yellow Maize Inbreds under Combined Drought and Heat Stress and Well-Watered Environments. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Combining Ability of Extra-Early Maize Inbreds Derived from a Cross between Maize and Zea diploperennis and Hybrid Performance under Contrasting Environments. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Gains in Genetic Enhancement of Early Maturing Maize Hybrids Developed during Three Breeding Periods under Striga-Infested and Striga-Free Environments. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Genetic Diversity and Inter-Trait Relationships among Maize Inbreds Containing Genes from Zea diploperennis and Hybrid Performance under Contrasting Environments. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Inter-Trait Relationships of Combined Heat and Drought Tolerant Early-Maturing Maize Inbred Lines from West and Central Africa. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Identification of QTLs Controlling Resistance/Tolerance to Striga hermonthica in an Extra-Early Maturing Yellow Maize Population. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Assessment of genetic diversity for drought, heat and combined drought and heat stress tolerance in early maturing maize landraces 2019
- Genetic analysis of grain yield and agronomic traits of early provitamin A quality protein maize inbred lines in contrasting environments. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 157:413-433. 2019
- Testcross performance and combining ability of early maturing maize inbreds under multiple-stress environments.. Scientific Reports. 9:13809. 2019
- Grain yield and stability of early-maturing single-cross hybrids of maize across contrasting environments. Journal of Crop Improvement. 33:776-796. 2019
- Biplot Analysis of Line × Tester Data of Maize ( Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines under Stress and Nonstress Environments. Cereal Research Communications. 47:518-530. 2019
- Inheritance of Striga hermonthica adaptive traits in an early‐maturing white maize inbred line containing resistance genes from Zea diploperennis. Plant Breeding. 138:546-552. 2019
- Genetic diversity and population structure of early-maturing tropical maize inbred lines using SNP markers.. PLOS ONE. 14. 2019
- Yield gains and associated changes in an early yellow bi-parental maize population following genomic selection for Striga resistance and drought tolerance.. BMC Plant Biology. 19:129. 2019
- Gains in Grain Yield of Extra-Early Maize during Three Breeding Periods under Drought and Rainfed Conditions. Crop Science. 58:2399-2412. 2018
- Genetic Variances and Heritabilities of Traits of an Early Yellow Maize Population after Cycles of Improvement for Striga Resistance and Drought Tolerance. Crop Science. 58:2261-2273. 2018
- Genetic analysis of drought-adaptive traits at seedling stage in early-maturing maize inbred lines and field performance under stress conditions. Euphytica. 214:145. 2018
- Measurement of Pesticide Residues from Chemical Control of the Invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a Maize Experimental Field in Mokwa, Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15:849. 2018
- Assessment of interrelationships among grain yield and secondary traits of early-maturing maize inbred lines under drought and well-watered conditions. Maydica. 63. 2018
- Combining ability and performance of extra-early maturing yellow maize inbreds in hybrid combinations under drought and rain-fed conditions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 155:1520-1540. 2017
- Agronomic performance of drought-tolerant maize hybrids in diverse environments of lowland tropics. Journal of Crop Improvement. 31:743-757. 2017
- Assessment of Early-Maturing Maize Hybrids and Testing Sites Using GGE Biplot Analysis. Crop Science. 57:2942-2950. 2017
- IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN YIELD AND LOW-NITROGEN TOLERANCE IN MAIZE CULTIVARS OF THREE ERAS. Experimental Agriculture. 54:1-19. 2017
- Combining ability and heterotic grouping of early maturing provitamin A maize inbreds across Striga infested and optimal environments 2017
- Changes in genetic variances and heritabilities in an early white maize population following S1 selection for grain yield, Striga resistance and drought tolerance. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 155:629-642. 2017
- Genetic Variances and Relationship among Traits of an Early Maturing Maize Population under Drought‐stress and Low Nitrogen Environments. Crop Science. 57:681-692. 2017
- Yield Gains in Extra‐Early Maize Cultivars of Three Breeding Eras under Multiple Environments. Agronomy Journal. 109:418-431. 2017
- Breeding Maize for Drought Tolerance 2017
- Breeding Maize for Insect Pest Resistance 2017
- Breeding for Disease Resistance in Maize 2017
- Breeding for Striga Resistance 2017
- Breeding for Tolerance to Low Soil Nitrogen 2017
- Breeding of Quality Protein and Provitamin A Maize 2017
- Climatology of Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
- Combining ability and heterotic patterns of extra-early maturing white maize inbreds with genes from Zea diploperennis under multiple environments. Euphytica. 213:24. 2017
- Commercialization of Early and Extra-Early Maize and Impact on Maize Production and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
- Future Outlook and Challenges of Maize Improvement 2017
- Genetic Diversity, Heterotic Grouping, and Testers in Hybrid Maize Production 2017
- Genetic Enhancement for Multiple Stress Tolerance 2017
- Genotype x Environment Interaction and Repeatability of Traits 2017
- Improvement of Early and Extra-Early Maize for Combined Tolerance to Drought and Heat Stress in Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
- Inbred and Hybrid Maize Development: Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
- Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa: Importance and Production Constraints 2017
- Molecular Approaches to Maize Improvement 2017
- Morphology and Physiology of Maize 2017
- Population Improvement and Development of Open-Pollinated Varieties 2017
- Seed Technology for Sustainable Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
- Selection Indices and Use of Secondary Traits 2017
- Variety Testing, Release, and Registration in West Africa 2017
- Genetic Improvement of Extra‐Early Maize Cultivars for Grain Yield and Striga Resistance during Three Breeding Eras. Crop Science. 56:2564-2578. 2016
- Gene action controlling grain yield and other agronomic traits of extra-early quality protein maize under stress and non-stress conditions. Euphytica. 212:213-228. 2016
- Heterotic Patterns of IITA and CIMMYT Early‐Maturing Yellow Maize Inbreds under Contrasting Environments. Agronomy Journal. 108:1321-1336. 2016
- Genetic gains in grain yield under nitrogen stress following three decades of breeding for drought tolerance and Striga resistance in early maturing maize. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 154:647-661. 2016
- Gene Action and Heterotic Groups of Early White Quality Protein Maize Inbreds under Multiple Stress Environments. Crop Science. 56:183-199. 2016
- Consistency of performance of early-maturing maize cultivars in Striga-infested and Striga-free environments. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 95:1073-1084. 2015
- Grouping of early maturing quality protein maize inbreds based on SNP markers and combining ability under multiple environments. Field Crops Research. 183:169-183. 2015
- Heterotic responses among crosses of IITA and CIMMYT early white maize inbred lines under multiple stress environments. Euphytica. 206:245-262. 2015
- Gains in Grain Yield of Early Maize Cultivars Developed During Three Breeding Eras under Multiple Environments. Crop Science. 55:527-539. 2015
- Genetic Analysis of Grain Yield of IITA and CIMMYT Early‐Maturing Maize Inbreds under Striga‐Infested and Low–Soil‐Nitrogen Environments. Crop Science. 55:610-623. 2015
- Genetic diversity of tropical early-maturing maize inbreds and their performance in hybrid combinations under drought and optimum growing conditions. Field Crops Research. 170:55-65. 2015
- Genetic variability for drought tolerance in early-maturing maize inbreds under contrasting environments. Maydica. 60:M33-+. 2015
- Low Cost Constant – Head Drip Irrigation Emitter for Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria: Engineering Design and Calibration. Nigerian Journal of Technology. 34:898-906. 2015
- Maize variety options for Africa : Benin 2015
- Maize variety options for Africa : Nigeria 2015
- Assessing the usefulness of GGE biplot as a statistical tool for plant breeders and agronomists. Cereal Research Communications. 42:534-546. 2014
- Efficiency of secondary traits in selecting for improved grain yield in extra‐early maize under Striga‐infested and Striga‐free environments. Plant Breeding. 133:373-380. 2014
- Hybrid Performance and Inbred-Hybrid Relationship of Early Maturing Tropical Maize under Drought and Well-watered Conditions. Cereal Research Communications. 42:314-325. 2014
- Genetic Analysis of Grain Yield and Other Traits of Early‐Maturing Maize Inbreds under Drought and Well‐Watered Conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 200:92-107. 2014
- Heterotic grouping of tropical early-maturing maize inbred lines based on combining ability in Striga-infested and Striga-free environments and the use of SSR markers for genotyping. Field Crops Research. 156:48-62. 2014
- Agronomic traits associated with genetic gains in maize yield during three breeding eras in West Africa. Maydica. 59:49-57. 2014
- Agronomic traits associated with genetic gains in maize yield during three breeding eras in West Africa.. Maydica. 59:49-57. 2014
- Efficiency of secondary traits in selecting for improved grain yield in extra-early maize underStriga-infested andStriga-free environments 2014
- Genetics of tolerance to drought and low-soil nitrogen in IITA and CIMMYT early yellow maize inbreds 2014
- Genetic diversity assessment of extraearly maturing yellow maize inbreds and hybrid performance in Strigainfested and Strigafree environments. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 151:519-537. 2013
- Assessing the representativeness and repeatability of testing sites for drought-tolerant maize in West Africa. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 93:699-714. 2013
- Comparative Performance of Early‐maturing Maize Cultivars Developed in Three Eras under Drought Stress and Well‐watered Environments in West Africa. Crop Science. 53:1298-1311. 2013
- Genetic gains from selection for high grain yield and Striga resistance in early maturing maize cultivars of three breeding periods under Striga-infested and Striga-free environments. Field Crops Research. 147:54-67. 2013
- Breeding Early and Extra‐Early Maize for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Plant Breeding Reviews. 123-205. 2013
- Combining ability, heterotic patterns and genetic diversity of extra-early yellow inbreds under contrasting environments. Euphytica. 192:413-433. 2013
- Breeding early and extra-early maize for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in sub-Saharan Africa 2013
- Combining Ability and Genetic Diversity of Extra-Early White Maize Inbreds under Stress and Nonstress Environments. Crop Science. 53:9-26. 2013
- Combining ability and heterotic patterns of quality protein maize inbreds under Striga infested environments: Proceedings (Poster) of the 12th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, 15th - 20th July 2013, Sheffield, United Kingdom 2013
- Genetic gains from selection for high grain yield and Striga resistance in early maturing maize cultivars of three breeding periods under Stiga-infested and Striga-free environments 2013
- Introgression of Alleles from Maize Landraces to Improve Drought Tolerance in an Adapted Germplasm. Journal of Crop Improvement. 27:96-112. 2013
- Two extra-early maturing white maize hybrids released in Nigeria 2013
- Assessment of Reliability of Secondary Traits in Selecting for Improved Grain Yield in Drought and Low‐Nitrogen Environments. Crop Science. 52:2050-2062. 2012
- Performance of extra-early maize cultivars based on GGE biplot and AMMI analysis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 150:473-483. 2012
- Relative changes in genetic variability and correlations in an early-maturing maize population during recurrent selection.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 125:1289-1301. 2012
- Genetic analysis of grain yield and other traits of extra-early yellow maize inbreds and hybrid performance under contrasting environments. Field Crops Research. 129:99-110. 2012
- Maize genetic improvement for enhanced productivity gains in West and Central Africa 2012
- Relationships among Traits of Tropical Early Maize Cultivars in Contrasting Environments. Agronomy Journal. 103:717-729. 2011
- Combining Ability of Early‐maturing White Maize Inbreds under Stress and Nonstress Environments. Agronomy Journal. 103:544-557. 2011
- Cultivar evaluation and trait analysis of tropical early maturing maize under Striga-infested and Striga-free environments. Field Crops Research. 121:186-194. 2011
- Biplot Analysis of Diallel Crosses of Early Maturing Tropical Yellow Maize Inbreds in Stress and Nonstress Environments. Crop Science. 51:173-188. 2011
- Identification of early-maturing maize inbred lines based on multiple traits under drought and low N environments for hybrid development and population improvement. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 91:931-942. 2011
- Selection of extra-early maize inbreds under low N and drought at flowering and grain-filling for hybrid production. Maydica. 56:141-153. 2011
- Selection of extra-early maize inbreds under low N and drought at flowering and grain-filling for hybrid production.. Maydica. 56:141-154. 2011
- Use of GGE biplot for targeting early maturing maize cultivars to mega-environments in West Africa 2011
- Effects of recurrent selection for grain yield and Striga resistance in an extra-early maize population.. Crop Science. 50:1735-1743. 2010
- The pattern of grain yield response of normal and quality protein maize cultivars in stress and nonstress environments. Agronomy Journal. 102:381-394. 2010
- Performance of tropical early-maturing maize cultivars in multiple stress environments 2010
- Registration of striga-resistant tropical extra- early maize population. Journal of Plant Registrations. 4:60-66. 2010
- Response of early maturing maize landraces and improved varieties to moisture deficit and sufficient water supply. Plant Genetic Resources. 7:205-215. 2009
- The economic and poverty impacts of maize research in West and Central Africa.. Agricultural Economics. 40:535-550. 2009
- Improvement of Yield and other Traits of Extra‐Early Maize under Stress and Nonstress Environments. Agronomy Journal. 101:381-389. 2009
- Registration of Striga‐Resistant and Drought‐Tolerant Tropical Early Maize Populations TZE‐W Pop DT STR C4 and TZE‐Y Pop DT STR C4. Journal of Plant Registrations. 3:86-90. 2009
- Results of the 2008 regional and on-farm maize trials in West Africa 2009
- S1 Family Selection in Early‐Maturing Maize Populations in Striga‐Infested and Striga‐Free Environments. Crop Science. 48:1984-1994. 2008
- HETEROTIC PATTERNS OF EARLY MATURING MAIZE INBRED LINES IN STRIGA-FREE AND STRIGA-INFESTED ENVIRONMENTS. Maydica. 53:87-96. 2008
- Performance of Early Maize Cultivars Derived from Recurrent Selection for Grain Yield and Striga Resistance. Crop Science. 48:99-112. 2008
- S1 family selection in early-maturing maize populations in Striga-infested and Striga-free environments 2008
- EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL VARIETIES FROM RECURRENT SELECTION FOR STRIGA RESISTANCE IN TWO EXTRA-EARLY MAIZE POPULATIONS IN THE SAVANNAS OF WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. Experimental Agriculture. 43:183-200. 2007
- Agronomic Performance of Striga Resistant Early‐Maturing Maize Varieties and Inbred Lines in the Savannas of West and Central Africa. Crop Science. 47:737-748. 2007
- Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in west and central Africa: proceedings of the fifth biennial regional maize workshop, 3-6 may 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin 2007
- Genetic variability for grain yield and components in an early tropical yellow maize population under Striga hermonthica infestation 2007
- Registration of 16 extra-early maturing Striga resistant tropical maize inbred lines. Crop Science. 46:1400-1401. 2006
- Registration of 16 striga resistant early maturing tropical maize inbred lines. Crop Science. 46:1410-1411. 2006
- Registration of ‘Obatanpa GH’ Maize. Crop Science. 46:1393-1395. 2006
- Assessment of testcross performance and genetic diversity of yellow endosperm maize lines derived from adapted × exotic backcrosses. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 113:90-99. 2006
- Registration of 26 tropical maize germplasm lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica. Crop Science. 46:1007-1009. 2006
- The role of IITA in the development of quality protein maize for Nigeria 2006
- Zea mays L 2006
- Screening maize for drought tolerance in the Guinea savanna of West and Central Africa. Cereal Research Communications. 33:533-540. 2005
- ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL SCIENTISTS TO GENERATE AND TRANSFER MAIZE TECHNOLOGY IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION. Experimental Agriculture. 41:137-160. 2005
- Molecular marker-based genetic diversity assessment of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 110:1145-1153. 2005
- Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 142:567-575. 2004
- Effects of drought screening methodology on genetic variances and covariances in Pool 16 DT maize population. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 142:445-452. 2004
- Enhancing Human Resources for Maize Research and Development in West and Central Africa: A Networking Approach. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. 33:77-84. 2004
- Strategies of WECAMAN to promote the adoption of sustainable maize production technologies in West and Central Africa. JOURNAL OF FOOD AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT. 2:107-114. 2004
- The influence of drought stress on growth, yield and yield components of selected maize genotypes. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 141:43-50. 2003
- Comparative evaluation of maize cultivars from IITA for their reaction to Striga hermonthica in southern and northern Guinea savanna agroecological zones of Nigeria 2003
- Contribution of mid-altitude maize germplasm to tropical lowland breeding for Striga hermonthica tolerance 2003
- Enhancing the capacity of national agricultural systems for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: accomplishments of WECAMAN and planned activities for the immediate future 2003
- Genotype by environment interactions in the regional early maize variety trials in West and Central Africa. Maydica. 48:93-104. 2003
- Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica. Plant Breeding. 117:203-209. 1998
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