Articles tagged with: Striga hermonthica
The Nigeria National Variety Release Committee released several improved maize varieties developed by IITA with partners, the Institute for Agricultural Research of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and Institute of Agricultural Research and Training of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Nigeria.
An 81% increase in farmers’ incomes over the past 5 years from improved yields, better access to farm inputs, and social empowerment are the key results of the PROSAB project in northern Nigeria.
Witchweed or Striga has cast a “spell” on millions of hectares of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover how IITA and partners concocted a “potion” to ward off its effects on cereals using a natural enemy—a fungus!