Sweet potato virus diseases (SPVD) are an important biotic constraint to sweet potato production in parts […]
B73 is a historically important maize line with excellent yield potential but high susceptibility to the […]
An indica rice cultivar IET8585 (Ajaya) resists diverse races of the Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae pathogen […]
Fifty publications on the mapping of maize disease resistance loci were synthesized. These papers reported the […]
The effect on disease development of inhibiting the production of the sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin hemigossypol (HG) in […]
The project completed the validation of a system whereby farmers were provided with knowledge of how […]
This highlight report is associated with projects R6617 and R7492.
Forty-four local Ethiopian and Rwandan sorghums (Sorghum bicolor) were observed to remain free of ergot, or […]
Outputs from CPP cassava projects based in southern Tanzania (R6614, R7563) have been adopted by agricultural […]
In order to maximize polymorphism in the mapping populations for mapping loci for Fusarium wilt (FW) […]
Results of work on resistance to cassava mosaic disease in Africa are summarized.
One thousand and forty-eight Phaseolus bean accessions were evaluated for resistance to six races of Pseudomonas […]
Pigeonpea is an extremely important drought-tolerant legume grown by smallholder farmers in marginal farming systems in […]
The evaluation of a skin test to detect acquired resistance to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann ticks is […]
The selection response of a complex maize population improved primarily for quantitative disease resistance to northern […]
This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
The germination of race 1 spores of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri was significantly inhibited by […]
Germin-like protein (GLP) markers were associated with quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to the rice […]
Six-month-old red Maasai lambs were more resistant than Dorper lambs to repeated infections at one to […]
The response of Red Maasai sheep to natural and artificial Haemonchus contortus infections was compared with […]
Physical mapping and map-based cloning strategies are routinely used for identification of candidate genes for major […]
The purpose of the project was to promote the adoption of CBSD-tolerant varieties developed in earlier […]
The intermated B73 x Mo17 (IBM) population, an advanced intercross recombinant inbred line population derived from […]
Farmers throughout Uganda are using new disease-resistant groundnut varieties—validated in on-farm trials—to overcome a rosette disease, […]
Four cultivars of chickpea which differed in their reaction to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceri, the pathogen causing […]
Leaves of yam (Dioscorea alata) cv. White Lisbon are highly susceptible to infection by the anthracnose […]
The UK Department for International Development’s White Paper and Strategies for Achieving the International Development Targets1 […]
This report presents findings from a research project on improving farmers’ access to a diversity of […]
Plants are attacked by pathogens representing diverse taxonomic groups, such that genes providing multiple disease resistance […]
The level of the antifungal compound, 1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-heneicosa-12,15-diene, in the peel of avocado fruits decreased during ripening. […]
The gene pools for breeding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa currently contain only a fraction […]
The d1 and d2 dwarfing genes and the P purple foliage color gene were placed on […]
The primary emphasis of this study is to identify and characterize QTLs for resistance to northern […]
The agronomic importance of developing durably resistant cultivars has led to substantial research in the field […]
The overall project purpose was to increase yields of small farmers through the development and implementation […]
The genetic architecture underlying resistance in maize to southern leaf blight (SLB) caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus […]
A recombinant inbred line population derived from a cross between the maize lines NC300 (resistant) and […]
Cowpea bacterial blight (CoBB), caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola (Xav), is a worldwide major disease […]
Background: Worldwide, diseases are important reducers of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) yield. Sources of resistance against many […]
Much research has been devoted to understanding the biology of plant-pathogen interactions. The extensive genetic analysis […]
Working with the foliar diseases Gray Leaf Spot (GLS) and Southern Leaf Blight (SLB), the author […]
The recognition of parasite molecules from third-stage and adult Ostertagia circumcincta by serum antibody was studied […]
This project has helped to lay the foundations for further crop improvement by developing hybrid groundnut […]
Groundnut is one of the most profitable crops to produce in the Teso system of eastern […]
Quantitative resistance to plant pathogens, controlled by multiple loci of small effect, is important for food […]
There is substantial variation among individuals in susceptibility to a wide variety of parasitic diseases and […]
Bean golden yellow mosaic virus (BGYMV) is a whitefly-transmitted geminivirus of the Begomovirus family that causes important yield losses […]
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is crucial for both food security and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa […]
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) makes an important contribution to food security, providing as much […]
The project’s purpose was to improve the productivity of smallholder, groundnut production in sub-Saharan Africa through […]
Groundnut is a key crop in Eastern Uganda, grown for food and income. However, production has […]
The severity and persistence of symptoms of mosaic virus disease were monitored during the first six […]
Protein production encoded by the avirulence gene avrPphB from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola was examined. Incorporation […]
Cassava interspecific hybrids were evaluated for pest and disease resistance in different environments of Brazil. Experiments […]
Marker-assisted breeding could have a major impact on relieving productivity constraints that cannot as easily or […]
Crop residues from groundnut and sorghum constitute important fodder resources for dairy production and fodder trading […]
Plant genomes contain numerous disease resistance genes (R genes) that play roles in defense against pathogens. […]
Cassava is grown throughout sub-Saharan Africa and increasingly is the main starch staple, particularly in West […]
Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses of global importance in common bean is reviewed […]
Until recently the chickpea harvests in Nepal were in decline. However, smallholder production is now being […]
During a previous investigation an association was found between major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-DRB1 alleles and faecal […]
This project was undertaken to characterise Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV) – the agent of PSMD, […]
Fufu and other traditional foods prepared from cassava provide the staple carbohydrate food of Ghanaians. With […]
Although Uganda is the world’s second-largest producer of bananas, productivity has declined markedly over the last […]
Whitefly-transmitted diseases of crops such as cassava, sweet potato, beans, and vegetables are a serious problem […]
Project R8478 sought to underpin promotion of sustainable control of bean root rots through resistant varieties […]
Ascochyta blight (AB), caused by Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labr. (anamorph), is the most damaging disease of […]
This paper reports the main conclusions of a series of experiments concluded at Adiopodoume in the […]
Infection with Ostertagia circumcincta is a major constraint on sheep production in temperate areas of the […]
Maize is the most important food crop in Kenya, providing on average 44% of peoples’ calorie […]
Three graft transmission methods (chip, cleft, and petiole grafting) were evaluated for their efficiency in transmitting […]
Plant disease resistance governed by quantitative trait loci (QTL) is predicted to be effective against a […]