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Source | Electronic ID | Title | Authors | Publication Year | Source Title | Volume | Issue▼ | DOI | Affiliations | Authors with Affiliations | Abstract | Author Keywords | Index Keywords | Funding Details | |
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Scopus | 2-s2.0-84911091737 | Genetic diversity of tropical early-maturing maize inbreds and their performance in hybrid combin... | Oyekunle M., Badu-Apraku B., Hearne S., Franco J. | 2015 | Field Crops Research | 170 | None | 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.005 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall... | Oyekunle, M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn Hous... | Hybrid development is enhanced by the assessment and understanding of genetic diversity and dista... | Drought stress; Drought tolerance; Heterosis; Inbred lines; Simple sequence repeat markers | drought resistance; drought stress; genetic marker; genetic resource; genetic variation; heterosi... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84886745650 | Carotenoid accumulation and agronomic performance of maize hybrids involving parental combination... | Menkir A., Gedil M., Tanumihardjo S., Adepoju A., Bossey B. | 2014 | Food Chemistry | 148 | None | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.09.156 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320 Ibadan, Nigeria; Unive... | Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320 Ibadan, Ni... | The present study examined the effect of crossing parental lines from two AFLP-based groups on ca... | AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism); Agronomic traits; Carotenoids; Hybrids; Marker-bas... | Agronomic traits; Amplified fragment length polymorphisms; Carotenoids; Hybrids; Marker-based gro... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-38849151065 | Does the spillage of petroleum products in Anopheles breeding sites have an impact on the pyrethr... | Djouaka R.F., Bakare A.A., Bankole H.S., Doannio J.M.C., Coulibaly O.N., Kossou H., Tamo M., Base... | 2007 | Malaria Journal | 6 | None | 10.1186/1475-2875-6-159 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cotonou, 08BP0932, Benin; Department of Zoology,... | Djouaka, R.F., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cotonou, 08BP0932, Benin, Departm... | Background. The emergence of Anopheles populations capable of withstanding lethal doses of insect... | None | dissolved oxygen; petroleum derivative; pyrethroid; petroleum; Anopheles; Anopheles gambiae; arti... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84947867679 | Impact of the productive safety net program on farmers' investments in sustainable land managemen... | Adimassu Z., Kessler A. | 2015 | Environmental Development | 16 | None | 10.1016/j.envdev.2015.06.015 | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Wageningen ... | Adimassu, Z., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopi... | This study assesses the impact of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on farmers' investment... | Central Rift Valley; Food security; Productive Safety Net; Propensity score matching; Sustainable... | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84891372864 | Performance of tissue-cultured versus sucker-derived East African highland banana (Musa AAA-EA) u... | Niere B., Gold C.S., Coyne D., Dubois T., Sikora R. | 2014 | Field Crops Research | 156 | None | 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.014 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda; University of Bonn... | Niere, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda, Julius ... | Banana ( Musa spp.) is a vegatatively propagated crop and the type of planting material is of gre... | Helicotylenchus multicinctus; Hot water treatment; Mulch; Paring; Plant parasitic nematodes; Rado... | agronomy; crop yield; cultivar; fruit; mulch; nematode; performance assessment; plantation; produ... | None | |
None | None | Does a cassava research-for-development program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the ... | Rusike J., Mahungu N.M., Lukombo S.S., Kendenga T., Bidiaka S.M., Alene A., Lema A., Manyong V.M. | 2014 | Food Policy | 46 | None | 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.012 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ... | Rusike, J., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam... | This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outco... | Agricultural research-for-development; Cassava; Democratic Republic of Congo; Selection bias; Tre... | agricultural research; cassava; crop yield; research and development; Democratic Republic Congo | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84873245871 | Yield and agronomic performance of maize hybrids resistant to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais... | Tefera T., Demissie G., Mugo S., Beyene Y. | 2013 | Crop Protection | 46 | None | 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.12.010 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), ICRAF House, UN Avenue, Gigiri, PO Box... | Tefera, T., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), ICRAF House, UN Avenue, Gi... | This study evaluated improved maize hybrids (Zea mays L.) with varying level of resistance to the... | Grain yield; Host resistance; Maize; Postharvest loss; Sitophilus zeamais | agronomy; beetle; crop damage; crop yield; hybrid; index method; mortality; performance assessmen... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84904745861 | Quantifying the impact of weather extremes on global food security: A spatial bio-economic approach | Gbegbelegbe S., Chung U., Shiferaw B., Msangi S., Tesfaye K. | 2014 | Weather and Climate Extremes | 4 | None | 10.1016/j.wace.2014.05.005 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box 1041, Village Mar... | Gbegbelegbe, S., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box ... | This study uses a spatial bio-economic modelling framework to estimate the impact of the 2012 wea... | Developing world; Food security; IMPACT; Spatial bio-economic modelling; Weather extreme | None | None | |
None | None | Maize production in a changing climate. impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies | Cairns J.E., Sonder K., Zaidi P.H., Verhulst N., Mahuku G., Babu R., Nair S.K., Das B., Govaerts ... | 2012 | Advances in Agronomy | 114 | None | 10.1016/B978-0-12-394275-3.00006-7 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico; International Maize and Wheat ... | Cairns, J.E., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico; Sonder, K., Inte... | Plant breeding and improved management options have made remarkable progress in increasing crop y... | Abiotic stress; Adaptation; Biotic stress; Climate change; Climate projections; Maize; Mitigation... | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-77953076037 | Evaluation of current and future water resources development in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia | McCartney M., Alemayehu T., Shiferaw A., Awulachew S.B. | 2010 | IWMI Research Report | 2010 | None | None | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; University of Bahir Dar, ... | McCartney, M., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Alemayehu,... | Lake Tana is valuable for many people, including the communities who live around the lakeshore, t... | None | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84875045560 | Revisiting dominant notions: A review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs ... | Venot J.-P., de Fraiture C., Acheampong E.N. | 2012 | IWMI Research Report | 144 | None | 10.5337/2012.202 | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Land and Water Develo... | Venot, J.-P., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; de Frai... | Thousands of small reservoirs dot the rural landscape of sub-Saharan Africa. They have long attra... | None | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-49649127472 | Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana | Klinkenberg E., McCall P.J., Wilson M.D., Amerasinghe F.P., Donnelly M.J. | 2008 | Malaria Journal | 7 | None | 10.1186/1475-2875-7-151 | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Office, Ghana; Liverpool School of T... | Klinkenberg, E., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Office, Ghana, Live... | To investigate the impact of urban agriculture on malaria transmission risk in urban Accra larval... | None | Anopheles gambiae; article; bioassay; controlled study; Culex quinquefasciatus; disease carrier; ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84920079579 | Financial viability of groundwater irrigation and its impact on livelihoods of smallholder farmer... | Hagos F., Mamo K. | 2014 | Water Resources and Economics | 7 | None | 10.1016/j.wre.2014.08.001 | International Water Management Institute, Nile Basin and East Africa sub-Regional office, P.O.Box... | Hagos, F., International Water Management Institute, Nile Basin and East Africa sub-Regional offi... | This paper examines the economics of groundwater irrigation and its impact on livelihood of small... | Ethiopia; Gini-coefficient; Groundwater irrigation; NPV; Poverty analysis; Propensity score matching | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-69249122969 | Living with dams: Managing the environmental impacts | McCartney M. | 2009 | Water Policy | 11 | None | 10.2166/wp.2009.108 | International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | McCartney, M., International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Dams, through disruption of physiochemical and biological processes, have water and associated en... | Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Environmental protection; Large dams | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84930377963 | Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: Rationale for a... | Katic P., Lautze J., Namara R.E. | 2014 | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth | None | None | 10.1016/j.pce.2014.11.010 | International Water Management Institute, West Africa Office, PMB CT 112, Cantonments, Accra, Gha... | Katic, P., International Water Management Institute, West Africa Office, PMB CT 112, Cantonments,... | The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a... | Infrastructure; Inland valleys; Irrigation; Water storage; West Africa | Cultivation; Groundwater; Irrigation; Landforms; Planning; Agricultural productions; Development ... | None | |
None | None | Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the samp... | Mathenge E.M., Misiani G.O., Oulo D.O., Irungu L.W., Ndegwa P.N., Smith T.A., Killeen G.F., Knols... | 2005 | Malaria Journal | 4 | None | 10.1186/1475-2875-4-7 | Intl. Ctr. Insect Physiol. and Ecol., Mbita Point Res. and Training Centre, Mbita Point, Kenya; D... | Mathenge, E.M., Intl. Ctr. Insect Physiol. and Ecol., Mbita Point Res. and Training Centre, Mbita... | Background: Mosquitoes sampling is an important component in malaria control. However, most of th... | None | Anopheles; article; Bayes theorem; cdc light trap; comparative study; controlled study; data anal... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84947556170 | Performance of small reservoir irrigated schemes in the Upper Volta basin: Case studies in Burkin... | Poussin J.-C., Renaudin L., Adogoba D., Sanon A., Tazen F., Dogbe W., Fusillier J.-L., Barbier B.... | 2015 | Water Resources and Rural Development | 6 | None | 10.1016/j.wrr.2015.05.001 | IRD, UMR G-EAU, 361, rue J.F. Breton, B.P. 5095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France; CIRAD, UMR G-EAU, 3... | Poussin, J.-C., IRD, UMR G-EAU, 361, rue J.F. Breton, B.P. 5095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France; Ren... | A major direct use of water from West African small reservoirs is irrigation. Analyzing the perfo... | Irrigated crops; IWRM; Participatory approach; Sub Saharan Africa | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84873722660 | Impact of terrain attributes, parent material and soil types on gully erosion | Chaplot V. | 2013 | Geomorphology | 186 | None | 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.031 | IRD-BIOEMCO c/o School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-N... | Chaplot, V., IRD-BIOEMCO c/o School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University... | Gully erosion is a worldwide matter of concern because of the irreversible losses of fertile land... | Digital mapping; Land degradation; Soil erosion; Water movement | digital elevation model; digital mapping; GPS; gully erosion; land degradation; parent material; ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84901694376 | Impact of spatial input data resolution on hydrological and erosion modeling: Recommendations fro... | Chaplot V. | 2014 | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth | None | None | 10.1016/j.pce.2013.09.020 | IRD-LOCEAN c/o SAEES, Center for Water Ressources Research, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Rabie Sa... | Chaplot, V., IRD-LOCEAN c/o SAEES, Center for Water Ressources Research, University of Kwazulu-Na... | The need to precisely describe the characteristics of a landscape is well-known in mathematical m... | Global assessment; Model parameterization; NPS pollution; OAT | Soils; Watersheds; Canonical correlation analysis; Global assessment; Kolmogorov-Smirnov statisti... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84926687213 | Galactic production of 138La: Impact of 138,139La statistical properties | Kheswa B.V., Wiedeking M., Giacoppo F., Goriely S., Guttormsen M., Larsen A.C., Bello Garrote F.L... | 2015 | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics | 744 | None | 10.1016/j.physletb.2015.03.065 | IThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, South Africa; Physics Department, University of Stelle... | Kheswa, B.V., IThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, South Africa, Physics Department, Univer... | The γ-ray strength functions and nuclear level densities of 138La and 139La have been measured be... | Maxwellian averaged cross-sections; Nuclear level densities; γ-ray strength functions | None | None |