Cosmos Magorokosho

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of over 20,000 historical African maize trials suggests the crop will better cope with climate change under rain-fed management, and that optimal rainfed conditions would mean 65% of maize-growing areas in Africa would be likely to experience yield losses, compared with 100% under drought conditions.

TL;DR: Tolerance to combined drought and heat stress in maize was genetically dis- tinct from tolerance to individual stresses, and tolerance to either stress alone did not confer tolerance to Combined drought andHeat stress, which has major implications for maize drought breeding.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that genomic selection is more effective than pedigree-based conventional phenotypic selection for increasing genetic gains in grain yield under drought stress in tropical maize.

TL;DR: The aerial sensing platform designed for phenotyping studies has the potential to effectively assist in crop genetic improvement against abiotic stresses like low-N provided that sensors have enough resolution for plot level data collection.

TL;DR: Pairwise comparisons across three distinct sets of germplasm showed that the elite lines from these diverse breeding pools have been developed with only limited utilization of genetic diversity existing in the center of origin.