Maize Lethal Necrosis

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CIMMYT leads training sessions to equip stakeholders with tools to identify and mitigate the effects of MLN.

News

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A decade of maize impact, celebrating 10 years of success with CIMMYT’s maize DH and MLN screening facilities.

In the media

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Source: Kenya News Agency (17 Mar 2023)

How can plant health technologies be more widely adopted by smallholders in Kenya?

News

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CIMMYT is working with Zimbabwe government organizations to facilitate sustainable food security initiatives.

News

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Achievements and next steps discussed at the review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

Features

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The manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.

News

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A report commissioned by the CGIAR Advisory Services assesses the program’s achievements from 2017-2019.

Features

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New lines of CIMMYT-derived maize show increased resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease. Their rapid adoption, along with sustained monitoring and prevention efforts, are crucial to preventing another outbreak, argues a new report.

Features

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Need for continuous testing and application of new breeding methods to deliver resilient seed varieties at a faster rate is more important now than ever before.

In the media

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Source: Kenya Broadcasting Company (5 Oct 2020)

CIMMYT and partners are supporting the commercial seed sector to produce seed free from the maize cause of maize lethal necrosis.

Features

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Stakeholders take stock of ongoing work to bring farmers superior hybrids using two novel technologies.

In the media

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Source: The Standard (16 Aug 2020)

Kenya Seed Company worked with CIMMYT to develop a maize lethal necrosis-tolerant hybrid.

In the media

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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.

Features

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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.