Maize (Zea mays) is always preferred to other crops, and it is fast becoming an industrial
crop in Sub-Saharan African countries. Nigeria has been divided into low, medium, medium …

The risk of drought is high in the Sudan savannah zone of West and Central Africa because
rainfall in this area is unpredictable in quantity and distribution. Thus, improved maize …

Hybrid crops are underutilized in many developing countries. Subsistence farmers in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) rely predominantly on outdated hybrids and open-pollinated varieties …

Grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.) has low heritability under low soil nitrogen (low N) and
drought, necessitating the use of secondary traits with strong associations with yield for …

Secondary traits can improve precision with which drought or low soil nitrogen (low‐N)
tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes are identified, compared to measuring only grain …

1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (UK) Limited, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall
Road, Croydon, CR9 3EE, UK 2Department of Crop Production and Protection, Obafemi …

Hybrid development is enhanced by the assessment and understanding of genetic diversity
and distance within inbreds. One hundred and fifty hybrids derived from 30 early-maturing …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria. Despite its
high production potential, drought, Striga hermonthica parasitsim, and poor soil fertility …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple crop in West Africa and has the potential to mitigate
the food insecurity in the subregion. However, maize grain yield is severely constrained by …

Marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) is a breeding method used to accumulate
favorable alleles that for example confer tolerance to drought in inbred lines from several …