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- Maximizing efficiency of genomic selection in CIMMYT's tropical maize breeding program.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134:1-16. 2021
- Genetic Dissection of Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot by Combining Genome-Wide Association, Linkage Mapping, and Genomic Prediction in Tropical Maize Germplasm.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:572027. 2020
- Combination of Linkage Mapping, GWAS, and GP to Dissect the Genetic Basis of Common Rust Resistance in Tropical Maize Germplasm. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21:6518. 2020
- Efficiency of indirect selection for grain yield in maize (Zea mays L.) under low nitrogen conditions through secondary traits under low nitrogen and grain yield under optimum conditions. Euphytica. 216:1-12. 2020
- Genomic prediction across years in a maize doubled haploid breeding program to accelerate early-stage testcross testing. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133:2869-2879. 2020
- Genetic Dissection of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Tropical Maize Through Genome-Wide Association and Genomic Prediction.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:474. 2020
- Hybrid Breeding for MLN Resistance: Heterosis, Combining Ability, and Hybrid Prediction. PLANTS-BASEL. 9:468. 2020
- Strategies for Effective Use of Genomic Information in Crop Breeding Programs Serving Africa and South Asia.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:353. 2020
- On-farm performance and farmers’ participatory assessment of new stress-tolerant maize hybrids in Eastern Africa. Field Crops Research. 246:107693. 2020
- Performance and yield stability of maize hybrids in stress-prone environments in eastern Africa. Crop Journal. 8:107-118. 2020
- Genetic Dissection of Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits in Maize under Optimum and Low-Nitrogen Stressed Environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21:543. 2020
- Genetic Analysis of QTL for Resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis in Multiple Mapping Populations. Genes. 11:32. 2020
- Genome-Wide Analyses and Prediction of Resistance to MLN in Large Tropical Maize Germplasm. Genes. 11:16. 2020
- Genomic Prediction of Kernel Zinc Concentration in Multiple Maize Populations Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing and Repeat Amplification Sequencing Markers. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 2020
- Genetic architecture of maize chlorotic mottle virus and maize lethal necrosis through GWAS, linkage analysis and genomic prediction in tropical maize germplasm.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132:2381-2399. 2019
- Empirical Comparison of Tropical Maize Hybrids Selected Through Genomic and Phenotypic Selections.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:1502. 2019
- Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction Analyses Reveal the Genetic Architecture of Grain Yield and Flowering Time Under Drought and Heat Stress Conditions in Maize. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 2019
- Identification of donors for low-nitrogen stress with maize lethal necrosis (MLN) tolerance for maize breeding in sub-Saharan Africa.. Euphytica. 215:80. 2019
- Discovery and validation of genomic regions associated with resistance to maize lethal necrosis in four biparental populations.. MOLECULAR BREEDING. 38:66. 2018
- Factors affecting genomic selection revealed by empirical evidence in maize. Crop Journal. 6:341-352. 2018
- Effect of Trait Heritability, Training Population Size and Marker Density on Genomic Prediction Accuracy Estimation in 22 bi-parental Tropical Maize Populations.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1916-1916. 2017
- Genetic analysis of tropical maize inbred lines for resistance to maize lethal necrosis disease. Euphytica. 213:224-224. 2017
- Genomic prediction in a large African maize population. CROP SCIENCE. 57:2361-2371. 2017
- Genome-Wide Analysis of Tar Spot Complex Resistance in Maize Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing SNPs and Whole-Genome Prediction. PLANT GENOME. 10:1-14. 2017
- Rapid Cycling Genomic Selection in a Multiparental Tropical Maize Population.. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS. 7:2315-2326. 2017
- Combining ability and testcross performance of drought-tolerant maize inbred lines under stress and non-stress environments in Kenya. Plant Breeding. 136:197-205. 2017
- Development and deployment of MLN tolerant maize germplasm and disease free seed production 2017
- Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers 2017
- Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the midaltitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers. BMC Genomics. 18. 2017
- Genome‐wide Association for Plant Height and Flowering Time across 15 Tropical Maize Populations under Managed Drought Stress and Well‐Watered Conditions in Sub‐Saharan Africa. CROP SCIENCE. 56:2365-2378. 2016
- Grain yield performance and flowering synchrony of CIMMYT’s tropical maize ( Zea mays L.) parental inbred lines and single crosses. Euphytica. 211:395-409. 2016
- Performance and grain yield stability of maize populations developed using marker-assisted recurrent selection and pedigree selection procedures. Euphytica. 208:285-297. 2016
- Molecular characterization of CIMMYT maize inbred lines with genotyping-by-sequencing SNPs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 129:753-765. 2016
- Climate change and maize production in Zimbabwe 2016
- Improving Maize Grain Yield under Drought Stress and Non-stress Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa using Marker-Assisted Recurrent Selection. CROP SCIENCE. 56:344-353. 2016
- Increasing the rate of genetic gain in the CIMMYT maize program using doubled haploids and marker-assisted selection 2016
- Comparison of Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) and genotyping by sequencing (GBS) for quality control analysis in maize. BMC Genomics. 16:908-908. 2015
- Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of resistance to maize lethal necrosis disease in tropical maize germplasm.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128:1957-1968. 2015
- Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128:1839-1854. 2015
- Parental genome contribution in maize DH lines derived from six backcross populations using genotyping by sequencing. Euphytica. 202:129-139. 2015
- Genetic Gains in Grain Yield Through Genomic Selection in Eight Bi-parental Maize Populations under Drought Stress. CROP SCIENCE. 55:154-163. 2015
- Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP): overview of the technology and its application in crop improvement 2014
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- Enhancing genetic gain in the era of molecular breeding. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. 2641-2666. 2017