Maize

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Source: Donne del Food (31 May 2020)

B.M. Prasanna, director of CIMMYT’s Global Maize Program and the CGIAR Research Program on Maize, discusses the viral disease maize lethal necrosis.

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CIMMYT breeder applies new tools and technologies to accelerate genetic gains, make breeding more efficient, and keep up with the changing dynamics of biotic and abiotic stresses.

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Maize lethal necrosis has taught us that intensive efforts to keep human and plant diseases at bay need to continue beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

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Seed companies in Malawi share how they chose their flagship varieties and got them onto the commercial market.

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Hot on the trail of fall armyworm, CIMMYT builds local research partnerships in Southeast Asia.

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Researchers in Kenya and Uganda are incorporating sensory preferences like taste, smell or texture into maize breeding.

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New fact sheet captures the impact of six decades of maize and wheat research in Pakistan.

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Malawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.