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Best Publications

  • Prediction of genetic values of quantitative traits in plant breeding using pedigree and molecular markers.

    José Crossa;Gustavo De Los Campos;Gustavo De Los Campos;Paulino Pérez;Daniel Gianola

  • Identification of Drought, Heat, and Combined Drought and Heat Tolerant Donors in Maize

    Jill E. Cairns;Jose Crossa;P. H. Zaidi;Pichet Grudloyma

  • Molecular characterization of global maize breeding germplasm based on genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms.

    Yanli Lu;Yanli Lu;Jianbing Yan;Claudia T. Guimarães;Suketoshi Taba

  • Genetic Gains in Grain Yield Through Genomic Selection in Eight Bi-parental Maize Populations under Drought Stress

    Yoseph Beyene;Kassa Semagn;Stephen Mugo;Amsal Tarekegne

  • Combining ability, heterosis and genetic diversity in tropical maize ( Zea mays L.) under stress and non-stress conditions

    Dan Makumbi;Javier F. Betrán;Marianne Bänziger;Jean-Marcel Ribaut

  • Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments.

    Boddupalli M. Prasanna;Jill E. Cairns;P. H. Zaidi;Yoseph Beyene

  • Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of resistance to maize lethal necrosis disease in tropical maize germplasm.

    Manje Gowda;Biswanath Das;Dan Makumbi;Raman Babu

  • Molecular characterization of diverse CIMMYT maize inbred lines from eastern and southern Africa using single nucleotide polymorphic markers

    Kassa Semagn;Cosmos Magorokosho;Bindiganavile S Vivek;Dan Makumbi

  • Large-scale screening for maize drought resistance using multiple selection criteria evaluated under water-stressed and well-watered environments

    Yanli Lu;Yanli Lu;Zhuanfang Hao;Chuanxiao Xie;Jose Crossa

  • QTL mapping in three tropical maize populations reveals a set of constitutive and adaptive genomic regions for drought tolerance

    Gustavo Dias Almeida;Gustavo Dias Almeida;Dan Makumbi;Cosmos Magorokosho;Sudha Nair

  • 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.

    Yibing Yuan;Yibing Yuan;Jill E. Cairns;Raman Babu;Manje Gowda

  • Maize systems under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

    Kindie Tesfaye;Sika Gbegbelegbe;Jill E Cairns;Bekele Shiferaw

  • Efficiency of Managed-Stress Screening of Elite Maize Hybrids under Drought and Low Nitrogen for Yield under Rainfed Conditions in Southern Africa

    Vanessa S. Weber;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Cosmos Magorokosho;Dan Makumbi

  • Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: I. CIMMYT Hybrid Breeding Pipeline

    Benhilda Masuka;Gary N. Atlin;Mike Olsen;Cosmos Magorokosho

  • Pre-harvest management is a critical practice for minimizing aflatoxin contamination of maize.

    George Mahuku;Henry Sila Nzioki;Charity Mutegi;Fred Kanampiu

  • On-Farm Yield Gains with Stress-Tolerant Maize in Eastern and Southern Africa

    Peter S. Setimela;Cosmos Magorokosho;Rodney Lunduka;Edmore Gasura

  • Strategies to Subdivide a Target Population of Environments: Results from the CIMMYT-Led Maize Hybrid Testing Programs in Africa

    Vanessa S. Windhausen;Silke Wagener;Cosmos Magorokosho;Dan Makumbi

  • Maize lethal necrosis (MLN): Efforts toward containing the spread and impact of a devastating transboundary disease in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Prasanna Boddupalli;L.M. Suresh;Francis Mwatuni;Yoseph Beyene

  • Genome-wide association mapping reveals novel sources of resistance to northern corn leaf blight in maize

    Junqiang Ding;Farhan Ali;Gengshen Chen;Huihui Li

  • Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: II. CIMMYT Open-Pollinated Variety Breeding Pipeline

    Benhilda Masuka;Cosmos Magorokosho;Mike Olsen;Gary N. Atlin

  • Relationship of line per se and testcross performance for grain yield of tropical maize in drought and well-watered trials

    Aida Z. Kebede;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Jill E. Cairns;José Luis Araus

  • Genetic diversity among selected elite CIMMYT maize hybrids in East and Southern Africa

    Benhildah P Masuka;Angeline van Biljon;Jill E. Cairns;Biswanath Das;Biswanath Das

  • Evaluation of regional on-farm variety trials in Eastern and Southern Africa 2011

    P. S. Setimela;J. MacRobert;G. N. Atlin;C. Magorokosho

  • CIMMYT Maize Regional Trial Data for Eastern Africa 2017

    MacDonald Jumbo;Yoseph Beyene;Dan Makumbi;Lewis Machida

  • Developing maize varieties that adapt to climate change :the role of CIMMYT and partners in Africa

    M. Worku;S.N. Mugo;Y. Beyene;D. Makumbi

  • Large scale deployment of rAmpSeq genotyping technology in maize genomic selection

    M. Olsen;K. Robbins;K.A. Dreher;C. Ayala

  • Maize variety options for Africa : Tanzania

    Tsedeke Abate;J. Gethi;M.W. Regasa;D. Makumbi

  • Maize variety options for Africa: Kenya

    Tsedeke Abate;M.W. Regasa;D. Makumbi;B. Wawa

  • Molecular Breeding for Drought Tolerant Maize in Sub Saharan Africa.

    Kassa Semagn;Yoseph Beyene;Sudha Nair;Raman Babu

Frequent Co-Authors

Cosmos Magorokosho
Cosmos Magorokosho International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Yoseph Beyene
Yoseph Beyene International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Jill E. Cairns
Jill E. Cairns International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Manje Gowda
Manje Gowda International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Gary N. Atlin
Gary N. Atlin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Boddupalli M. Prasanna
Boddupalli M. Prasanna International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Stephen Mugo
Stephen Mugo Center for Resilient Agriculture for Africa
Mainassara Zaman-Allah
Mainassara Zaman-Allah International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Albrecht E. Melchinger
Albrecht E. Melchinger University of Hohenheim

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