Doctoral Degrees (Plant Breeding)
Recent Submissions
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Genetic analysis for drought tolerance and biomass allocation in newly developed populations of bread wheat (triticum aestivum L.).
(2023)Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n = 6x = 42, AABBDD) is the most lucrative commodity crop cultivated worldwide. Wheat productivity is crucial for economic gains and food security to the growing global population. ... -
Pre-breeding of sorghum [sorghum bicolor (L.) moench] for drought tolerance in the semi-arid zones of Nigeria.
(2023)Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a staple food crop serving millions of people in Africa and Asia's arid and semi-arid agro-ecologies. Sorghum is widely cultivated in Northern Nigeria, serving diverse value chains, ... -
Breeding investigations for developing durable resistance to maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) and its causal viruses in Kenya.
(2021)Maize is an important staple food in Kenya, grown in almost all agro-ecological zones, and accounts for about 40% of daily calories. The country produces an average of 3.51 million tons of maize grain (39 million x 90 ... -
Improving dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris L.) of middle American gene pool for canning and nutritional quality traits, and drought tolerance in Zimbabwe.
(2022)Among the different dry beans market classes, navy bean is a modern and specialised niche market-oriented product for domestic and foreign markets. Given the high navy bean import bill, increased prevalence of drought, ... -
Developing pre-breeding tools for the miracle plant [Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell]: implications for genomic selection strategies optimization.Ukuthuthukisa amathuluzi okuzalanisa ngaphambilini esitshalo esiyisimangaliso [Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell]: imithelela yokuthuthukisa amasu okukhetha i-genomic.
(2022)The miracle plant [Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn) Daniell] is an evergreen orphan shrub species originating in West Africa that produces red berries known as miracle fruits. As a unique natural source of ... -
Breeding for high leaf yield and minerals content in Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.
(2022)Gynandropsis gynandra (Spider plant) is an African leafy vegetable rich in minerals, vitamins, and health-promoting compounds with great potential in addressing malnutrition. The species is used as food and medicine and ... -
Pre-breeding sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) for improved yield, and oil quality and quantity in Ethiopia. Ukuzalanisa kwangaphambili i-Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) ukuze kuvunwe u-oyela okuthuthukisiwe, oyikhwalithi nomningi e-Ethiopia.
(2022)ABSTRACT Pre-breeding Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) for Improved Yield, and Oil Quality and Quantity in Ethiopia Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.; 2n = 2x = 26) is a multi-purpose industrial oilseed crop serving the food, ... -
Genetic, agro-morphological diversity and genome- wide association studies in sweetpotato (ipomoea batatas (L) lam.) accessions from Zimbabwe.
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Breeding groundnut for drought tolerance.
(2021)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the world’s most important grain legumes for its quality edible oil and higher protein content. It is the major cash crop in the semiarid tropics where production is mainly under ... -
Breeding for common bacterial blight resistance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Ethiopia.
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Genetic improvement of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) millspaugh] for yield, earliness and resistance to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium udum Butler) in Malawi.
(2020)Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh, 2n=2x=22] is a one of the important food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Malawi is a major pigeonpea grower in Africa with production of 403,519 tonnes produced in 248,400 ... -
Breeding for resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and improved yield in rice (oryza sativa L.) in Tanzania.
(2020)Rice [Oryza sativa (L.), 2n = 2x = 24] is the second most important staple food crop after wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) serving more than half of the world’s population. In Tanzania, rice is the second most important ... -
Breeding wheat (triticum aestivum L.) for drought tolerance, improved yield and biomass allocation through chemical mutagenesis.
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Breeding maize for resistance to the fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda J.E. Smith), improved yield and yield-related traits.
(2020)Maize production and productivity in sub-Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Zambia, has been severely threatened by the recent arrival of the fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith). Several strategies have ... -
Genetic improvement of cowpea [vigna unguiculata (L.) walp.] for grain yield and yield component components in Zambia.
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Breeding groundnut (arachis hypogaea L.) for rust resistance in Tanzania.
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Breeding bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for drought- tolerance in Ethiopia.
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.; 2n=6x=42; AABBDD) is one of the major staple cereal crops in the world. The demand for wheat has rapidly increased in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia because of the growing population, ... -
Inheritance of post-harvest pest resistance and genetic analysis of combining drought, maize lethal necrosis and maize weevil resistance in tropical maize germplasm.
(2020)Drought stress, maize lethal necrosis (MLN) and storage pests, mainly maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus Horn), are among the most important maize production ... -
Genetic diversity and combining ability analyses of provitamin A maize (zea mays L.) inbred lines for drought stress tolerance.
(2018)Abstract available in pdf.
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