Posts Tagged ‘Maize Lethal Necrosis’
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during 2019
December 11, 2018The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya, will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2019 at the beginning of January 2019 and in other f …
International coalition keeps devastating maize disease at bay, but risks still linger
December 10, 2018Delegates of the 3-year review conference pose for a group photograph at the ICRAF Campus in Nairobi. (Photo: Joshua Masinde/CIMMYT) NAIROBI, Kenya (CIMMYT) — When maize lethal necrosis (MLN) was firs …
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during July 2018
June 21, 2018The third installment of the 2018 maize lethal necrosis (MLN) phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle will be held in July 2018 at the MLN artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya. Int …
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during April 2018
February 12, 2018The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its phenotyping (screening/indexing) cycle of 2018 at the beginning of January 2018 and in four othe …
New screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya
October 3, 2017The maize lethal necrosis screening site in Kenya will begin its second screening cycle of 2017 at the end of October.
Combating spread of MLN in Africa poses unique but surmountable challenges, seed health specialist says
November 14, 2016Maize lethal necrosis poses a major concern to researchers, seed companies and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
New paths ahead for agricultural research
November 4, 2015It is clear that wherever CIMMYT is involved, we have a valuable and unique contribution to make.
Government of Zimbabwe and CIMMYT to establish maize lethal necrosis (MLN) quarantine facility at Mazowe
August 18, 2015A modern quarantine facility will be established this year to safely import maize breeding materials and proactively breed for MLN resistance and tolerance.
CIMMYT advances in fight against MLN
July 13, 2015Scientists have made progress in identifying maize varieties that could combat maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, reported SciDev.Net Sub-Saharan Africa last month in the article “Experts on track t …
MLN diagnostics and management in Africa through multi-institutional synergies
May 9, 2015Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease has continued to wreak havoc on maize production in East Africa since it was first reported in Kenya in 2011, and since then reported in the Democratic Republic of …
Screening for maize lethal necrosis (MLN) – May 2015
April 14, 2015CIMMYT wishes to announce that the start of the planting season for the 2015A planting season at the KALRO–CIMMYT maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site at Naivasha, Kenya. …
Kenyan government officials visit MLN screening facility
September 3, 2014Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, which can cause up to 100 percent yield loss on farmers’ fields, is threatening this source of food and livelihoods for many in the country. Because of this, 40 co …
Update: CIMMYT maize inbred lines and pre-commercial hybrids with potential resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
May 22, 2014By B.M. Prasanna/CIMMYT Since 2011 MLN has become a disease of serious concern in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and possibly Rwanda. CIMMYT has been working in close collaboration with the Kenya Agricultura …
Update: CIMMYT maize inbred lines and pre-commercial hybrids with potential resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
May 13, 2014Since 2011 MLN has become a disease of serious concern in the east African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and possibly Rwanda. CIMMYT has been working in close collaboration with the Kenya Agric …
Promising CIMMYT maize inbreds and pre-commercial hybrids identified against maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
June 14, 2013The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease first appeared in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2011 and quickly spread to other parts of Kenya, as well as to Uganda and Tanzania. Caused by a synergistic interplay o …
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease in Kenya and Tanzania: Facts and actions
January 29, 2013A serious new disease of maize appeared in the farmers’ fields in eastern Africa in 2011. Called maize lethal necrosis (MLN; or corn lethal necrosis, CLN), it can devastate maize crops. The disease is …