Bibliography

Firstname:	A.
Surname:	Menkir
Email:	a.menkir@cgiar.org
Institute:	IITA
Homepage:	http://www.iita.org

Maize

2024
Assessment of genetic diversity and heterotic alignment of CIMMYT and IITA maize inbred lines adapted to sub-Saharan Africa, Gonhi, T., Odong, T. L., Dramadri, I., Ochwo-Ssemakula, M., Chiteka, Z. A., Adjei, E. A., Muungani, D., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Adejumobi, I. I., Uwimana, B., Dhliwayo, T., Wegary, D. and Derera, J., in: Crop Science, pages 1-19, ISSN 0011-183X, 2024. [DOI]
Genomic prediction of the performance of tropical doubled haploid maize mines under artificial Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infestation, Kimutai, J. J. C., Makumbi, D.+, Burgueno, J., Perez-Rodriguez, P., Crossa, J., Gowda, M., Menkir, A., Pacheco, A., Ifie, B. E., Tongoona, P., Danquah, E.* and Prasanna, B. M., in: G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 14, number 10: jkae186, pages 1-13, ISSN 2160-1836, 2024. [DOI]
Assessing the effect of provitamin a on maize field resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination, Mboup, M., Aduramigba-Modupe, A. O., Olasanmi, B., Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K., Dieng, I., Menkir, A. and Ortega-Beltran, A., in: Crop Protection, volume 185, number -: 106892, pages 1-9, ISSN 0261-2194, 2024. [DOI]
Advances in genetic enhancement of nutritional quality of tropical maize in West and Central Africa, Gedil, M., Mengesha Abera, W., Ilesanmi, O. J. and Menkir, A., in: Agriculture, volume 14, number -: 4, pages 1-15, ISSN 2077-0472, 2024. [DOI]
Assessing the carotenoid profiles and allelic diversity of yellow maize inbred lines adapted to mid-altitude subhumid maize agroecology in Ethiopia, Garoma, B., Azimach, G., Bante, K.* and Menkir, A., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 15, number -: 1406550, pages 1-9, ISSN 1664-462X, 2024. [DOI]
Variation in grain yield losses due to fall armyworm infestation among elite open-pollinated maize varieties under different levels of insecticide application, Kenyi, J. J., Mengesha Abera, W., Abe, A., Menkir, A. and Meseka, S. K., in: Agriculture, volume 14, number 7: 984, pages 1-14, ISSN 2077-0472, 2024. [DOI]
Testcross performance of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines and testers with varying levels of Striga reaction, Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.*, Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K. and Gedil, M., in: CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, volume 5, number -: 34, pages 1-11, ISSN 2662-4044, 2024. [DOI]
Registration of provitamin A-enriched tropical maize inbred lines, Menkir, A., Meseka, S. K., Gedil, M., Ojo, T. and Mengesha Abera, W., in: Journal of Plant Registrations, pages 1-10, ISSN 1936-5209, 2024. [DOI]
Approaches and progress in breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for tropical lowlands in west and central Africa, Menkir, A., Dieng, I., Gedil, M., Mengesha Abera, W., Oyekunle, M., Ribeiro, P. F., Adu, G. B., Yacoubou, A. M., Coulibaly, M., Bankole, F. A.*, Derera, J., Bossey, B., Unachukwu, N., Ilesanmi, O. J. and Meseka, S. K., in: Plant Genome, number -: e20437, pages 1-13, ISSN 1940-3372, 2024. [DOI]
2023
Maize resistance to witchweed through changes in strigolactone biosynthesis, Li, C., Dong, L., Durairaj, J, Guan, J., Yoshimura, M., Quinodoz, P., Horber, R., Gaus, K., Li, J., Setotaw, Y. B., Qi, J., de Groot, H., Wang, Y., Thiombiano, B., Flokova, K., Walmsley, A., Charnikhova, T. V., Chojnacka, A., de Lemos, S. C., Ding, Y., Skibbe, D., Hermann, K., Screpanti, C., De Mesmaeker, A., Schmelz, E. A., Menkir, A., Medema, M., Van Dijk, A. D. J., Wu, J., Koch, K. E. and Bouwmeester, H. J., in: Science, volume 379, number 6627, pages 94-99, ISSN 0036-8075, 2023. [DOI]
Genetic structure analysis and identifying key founder lines in diverse elite sub-tropical maize inbreinbred d lines, Gedil, M., Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Zebire, D., Garcia-Oliveira, A. L.+, Nnachukwu, N.+, Petroli, C. D., Hearne, S.+, Everett, L. A., Kim, S. K.* and Menkir, A., in: Scientific Reports, volume 13, number -: 11695, pages 1-12, ISSN 2045-2322, 2023. [DOI]
Performance of testers with contrasting provitamin A content to evaluate provitamin A maize for resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production, Mboup, M., Aduramigba-Modupe, A. O., Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Olasanmi, B., Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K., Dieng, I., Bandyopadhyay, R., Menkir, A. and Ortega-Beltran, A., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 14, number -: 1167628, pages 1-12, ISSN 1664-462X, 2023. [DOI]
Hydroxamic acids: New players in the multifactorial mechanisms of maize resistance to Striga hermonthica, Marcotrigiano, R. A., Carluccio, A. V., Unachukwu, N., Adeoti, A., Abdulsalam, T., Gedil, M., Menkir, A., Gisel, A. and Stavolone, L., in: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, volume 204, number -: 108134, pages 1-10, ISSN 0981-9428, 2023. [DOI]
Reactions of provitamin-A-enriched maize to foliar diseases under field conditions in Nigeria, Iseghohi, I., Abe, A., Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Gedil, M., Job, A. and Menkir, A., in: Cereal Research Communications, pages 1-12, ISSN 0133-3720, 2023. [DOI]
Heterotic grouping of provitamin A-enriched maize inbred lines for increased provitamin A content in hybrids, Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Gedil, M., Adetimirin, V.*, Unachukwu, N., Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K. and Menkir, A., in: BMC Genomic Data, volume 24, number -: 57, pages 1-8, ISSN 2730-6844, 2023. [DOI]
Impact of CGIAR maize germplasm in sub-Saharan Africa, Krishna, V. V., Lantican, M. A., Prasanna, B. M., Pixley, K., Abdoulaye, T., Menkir, A., Banziger, M. and Erenstein, O., in: Field Crops Research, volume 290, number -: 108756, pages 1-13, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
Genetic analysis of zinc, iron and provitamin A content in tropical maize (Zea mays L.), Udo, E., Abe, A.*, Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W. and Menkir, A., in: Agronomy, volume 13, number (1): 266, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2023. [DOI]
Agronomic performance and yield stability of extra-early maturing maize hybrids in multiple environments in the Sahel, Konate, L., Badu-Apraku, B., Coulibaly, M., Menkir, A., Laouali, M. N.*, Meseka, S. K. and Mengesha Abera, W., in: Heliyon, volume 9, number 11: e21659, pages 1-10, ISSN 2405-8440, 2023. [DOI]
Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: a panel analysis, Martey, E., Etwire, P. M., Assfaw Wossen, T., Menkir, A. and Abdoulaye, T., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 12, number 2: e432, pages 1-17, ISSN 2048-3694, 2023. [DOI]
A global assessment of the state of plant health, Ortega-Beltran, A., Kumar, P. L., Menkir, A., Bandyopadhyay, R., Mahuku, G., Legg, J., Fiaboe, K. and Tripathi, L., in: Plant Disease, pages 1-88, ISSN 0191-2917, 2023. [DOI]
Developing and deploying an efficient genotyping workflow for accelerating maize improvement in developing countries, Offornedo, Q. N., Menkir, A., Babalola, D. and Gedil, M., in: Gates Open Research, pages 1-38, ISSN 2572-4754, 2023. [DOI]
Drivers of transformation of the maize sector in Nigeria, Assfaw Wossen, T., Menkir, A., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Gedil, M., Mengesha Abera, W. and Meseka, S. K., in: Global Food Security, volume 38, number -: 100713, pages 1-12, ISSN 2211-9124, 2023. [DOI]
2022
Infection coefficient of Maize streak virus, leafhoppers composition and control using biopesticids and some cultural practices in agro-ecological zones of Cameroon, Djomo, S. H., Suh, C., Mbong, G. A., Fonkou, T., Mafouasson, H. A., Touna, P., Sounou, A. P., Fotso Kuate, A., Nanga, S. N., Fiaboe, K., Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Langsi, J. D. and Dietrich, C., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 42, pages 1825-1835, ISSN 1742-7584, 2022. [DOI]
Optimizing use of U.S. Ex-PVP inbred lines for enhancing agronomic performance of tropical Striga resistant maize inbred lines, Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Gedil, M., Adetimirin, V.*, Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K., Ilesanmi, O. J., Agre, A. P. and Menkir, A., in: BMC Plant Biology, volume 22, number -: 286, pages 1-14, ISSN 1471-2229, 2022. [DOI]
Suitability of testers to characterize provitamin a content and agronomic performance of tropical maize inbred lines, Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Adetimirin, V.*, Gedil, M., Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W. and Menkir, A., in: Frontiers in Genetics, volume 13, number -: 955420, pages 1-11, ISSN 1664-8021, 2022. [DOI]
Assessing the fodder potentials of drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in west Africa, Amole, T., Adekeye, A., Bakare, B., Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W. and Menkir, A., in: International Journal of Agronomy, volume 2022, number -: 1348711, pages 1-11, ISSN 1687-8159, 2022. [DOI]
Maize in sub-Saharan Africa, Kumar, P. L., Bandyopadhyay, R., Ortega-Beltran, A. and Menkir, A., pages 51-58, International Society for Plant Pathology, ISBN 978-91-988233-1-8, 2022.
Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometry (NIRS) application in the amino acid profiling of Quality Protein Maize (QPM), Alamu, E. O., Menkir, A., Adesokan, M., Fawole, S. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Foods, volume 11, number 18: 2779, pages 1-10, ISSN 2304-8158, 2022. [DOI]
Assessment of the effects of genotype, location, and planting season on the nutritional composition and the metabolizable energy of advanced twenty-five maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Menkir, A., Adesokan, M., Fawole, S. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: International Journal of Plant Biology, volume 13, number 3, pages 343-351, ISSN 2037-0164, 2022. [DOI]
Estimating genetic gains for tolerance to stress combinations in tropical maize hybrids, Menkir, A., Dieng, I., Meseka, S. K., Bossey, B., Mengesha Abera, W., Oyekunle, M., Ribeiro, P. F., Coulibaly, M., Abdoul-Madjidou, Y., Bankole, F. A., Adu, G. B. and Ojo, T., in: Frontiers in Genetics, volume 13, number -: 1023318, pages 1-13, ISSN 1664-8021, 2022. [DOI]
2021
Phytosanitary situation of maize streak virus in the main maize production zones of Cameroon, Mbong, G. A., Suh, C., Sime, H. D., Anoumaa, M., Fonkou, T., Nkombo, L. L. C., Meseka, S. K., Kumar, P. L. and Menkir, A., in: Agricultural Sciences, volume 12, pages 339-353, ISSN 2156-8553, 2021. [DOI]
Comparative assessment of effectiveness of alternative genotyping assays for characterizing carotenoids accumulation in tropical maize inbred lines, Sayadi Maazou, A. R., Gedil, M., Adetimirin, V.*, Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Babalola, D., Offornedo, Q. N. and Menkir, A., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 10: 2022, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
Effects of drought stress on grain yield, agronomic performance, and heterosis of marker-based improved provitamin-A maize synthetics and their hybrids, Iseghohi, I., Abe, A.*, Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Gedil, M. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, pages 1-21, ISSN 1542-7528, 2021. [DOI]
Impacts of CGIAR maize improvement in sub-Saharan Africa 1995-2015, Krishna, V. V., Lantican, M. A., Prasanna, B. M., Pixley, K., Abdoulaye, T., Menkir, A., Banziger, M. and Erenstein, O., Project: Adoption & Impact Pathways at CIMMYT, 2021.
Antioxidant and starch-hydrolyzing enzymes inhibitory properties of Striga-resistant yellow-orange maize hybrids, Elemosho, A. O., Irondi, E. A., Alamu, E. O., Ajani, E. O.*, Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Molecules, volume 26, number 22: 6874, pages 1-13, ISSN 1420-3049, 2021. [DOI]
Combining ability and heterosis for endosperm carotenoids and agronomic traits in tropical maize, Azmach, G ., Gedil, M., Spillane, C. and Menkir, A., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 12, number -: 674089, pages 1-13, ISSN 1664-462X, 2021. [DOI]
Detection of non-additive gene action within elite maize populations evaluated in contrasting environments under rainforest ecology in Nigeria, Akinwale, R. O., Eze, C. E., Traore, D.* and Menkir, A., in: Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, volume 3, number 1: e210003, pages 1-24, ISSN 2632-7309, 2021. [DOI]
Nutritional properties of ogi powder and sensory perception of ogi porridge made from synthetic provitamin: A maize genotype, Akinsola, O., Alamu, E. O., Otegbayo, B., Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Frontiers in Nutrition, volume 8, number -: 685004, pages 1-12, ISSN 2296-861X, 2021. [DOI]
Marker based enrichment of provitamin A content in two tropical maize synthetics, Kebede, D., Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Abe, A., Garcia-Oliveira, A. L.+ and Gedil, M., in: Scientific Reports, volume 11, number -: 14998, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 2021. [DOI]
Bioactive composition and free radical scavenging activity of fresh orange maize hybrids: impacts of genotype, maturity stages, and processing methods, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A., Irondi, E. A.* and Olaofe, O.*, in: Frontiers in Nutrition, volume 8, number : 640563, pages 1-10, ISSN 2296-861X, 2021. [DOI]
Breeding maize (Zea mays) for Striga resistance: past, current and prospects in sub-Saharan Africa, Yacoubou, A. M., Wallis, N. Z., Menkir, A., Zinsou, V., Onzo, A.*, Garcia-Oliveira, A. L.+, Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Gedil, M. and Agre, A. P., in: Plant Breeding, volume 140, number 2, pages 195-210, ISSN 0179-9541, 2021. [DOI]
Assessment of functional and pasting properties of fresh orange maize hybrids and open-pollinated varieties as influenced by genotype, harvesting time, and growing location, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A., Adesokan, M. and Olaofe, O.*, in: Frontiers in Nutrition, volume 8, number -: 757728, pages 1-10, ISSN 2296-861X, 2021. [DOI]
Assessing performance of white endosperm testers with varying resistance reactions to Striga (Striga hermonthica) for evaluating resistant maize (Zea mays) inbred lines, Afolabi, S., Menkir, A., Oyekunle, M., Abdullahi, U.*, Gedil, M., Meseka, S. K. and Mengesha Abera, W., in: Plant Breeding, pages 1-15, ISSN 0179-9541, 2021. [DOI]
Short communication: finetuning molecular markers for efficient selection of vitamin A-rich tropical maize lines in a molecular breeding scheme, Babalola, D., Menkir, A., Ilesanmi, O. J., Obi, Q. and Gedil, M., in: Journal of Cereal Science, volume 97, number -: 103149, pages 1-4, ISSN 0733-5210, 2021. [DOI]
Validation of diagnostic markers for streak virus disease resistance in maize, Sime, S. S., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.*, Gedil, M. and Kumar, P. L., in: Agriculture, volume 11, number 2: 130, pages 1-11, ISSN 2077-0472, 2021. [DOI]
Identifying suitable tester for evaluating Striga resistant lines using DArTseq markers and agronomic traits, Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.*, Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K. and Gedil, M., in: PloS ONE, volume 16, number 6: e0253481, pages 1-18, ISSN 1932-6203, 2021. [DOI]
Efficacy of maize inbred testers with varying levels of resistance to Striga for classifying Strigaresistant yellow-maize lines into heterotic groups, Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.*, Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K. and Gedil, M., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, pages 1-21, ISSN 1542-7528, 2021. [DOI]
Association analysis for resistance to Striga hermonthica in diverse tropical maize inbred lines, Stanley, A., Menkir, A., Ifie, B. E., Agre, A. P., Unachukwu, N., Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Bossey, B., Kwadwo, O., Tongoona, P.*, Oladejo, O., Sneller, C. and Gedil, M., in: Scientific Reports, volume 11, number -: 24193, pages 1-14, ISSN 2045-2322, 2021. [DOI]
Unravelling the effect of provitamin A enrichment on agronomic performance of tropical maize hybrids, Menkir, A., Dieng, I., Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K., Maziya-Dixon, B., Alamu, E. O., Bossey, B., Muhyideen, O., Ewool, M. and Coulibaly, M.*, in: Plants, volume 10, number 8: 1580, pages 1-19, ISSN 2223-7747, 2021. [DOI]
2020
CERES-Maize model for simulating genotype-by-environment interaction of maize and its stability in the dry and wet savannas of Nigeria, Adnan, A. A., Diels, J ., Jibrin, J. M., Kamara, A., Shaibu, A. S.*, Craufurd, P. and Menkir, A., in: Field Crops Research, volume 253, number -: 107826, pages 1-11, ISSN 0378-4290, 2020. [DOI]
Characterization of striga-resistant yellow-orange maize hybrids for bioactive, carbohydrate and pasting properties, Elemosho, A. O., Irondi, E. A., Alamu, E. O., Ajani, E. O.*, Maziya-Dixon, B. and Menkir, A., in: Frontiers in Sustainable food Systems, volume 4, number -: 585865, pages 1-8, ISSN 2571-581X, 2020. [DOI]
Assessing effect of marker-based improvement of maize synthetics on agronomic performance, carotenoid content, combining ability and heterosis, Iseghohi, I., Abe, A.*, Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W., Gedil, M. and Menkir, A., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 11: 1625, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2020. [DOI]
Molecular breeding for nutritionally enriched maize: status and prospects, Prasanna, B. M., Palacios-Rojas, N., Hossain, F., Muthusamy, V., Menkir, A., Dhliwayo, T., Ndhlela, T., San Vicente, F., Nair, S. K., Vivek, B. S., Zhang, X., Olsen, M. and Fan, X.*, in: Frontiers in Genetics, volume 10, number -: 1392, pages 1-16, ISSN 1664-8021, 2020. [DOI]
Evaluation of quality and acceptability of Snack (Kokoro) produced from synthetic Provitamin A Maize (Zea mays) genotypes, Akinsola, O., Alamu, E. O., Otegbayo, B., Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 4, number : 576217, pages 1-13, ISSN 2571-581X, 2020. [DOI]
Harvesting time and roasting effects on colour properties, xanthophylls, phytates, tannins and vitamin C contents of orange maize hybrid, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A., Ogunlade, A. O. and Olaofe, O.*, in: Scientific Reports, volume 10, number -: 21327, pages 1-7, ISSN 2045-2322, 2020. [DOI]
Witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth] control using imazapyr seed coating in maize hybrids in the Nigerian savannah, Chikoye, D., Lum, A. F.* and Menkir, A., in: Canadian Journal of Plant Science, volume 100, number 4, pages 392-400, ISSN 0008-4220, 2020. [DOI]
Maize hybrids response to high plant density in the Guinea savannah of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Abubakar, A. W., Tofa, A., Ademulegun, T., Omoigui, L. and Kamai, N., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, pages 1-20, ISSN 1542-7528, 2020. [DOI]
Contrasting response mechanisms of maize lines to Striga hermonthica, Unachukwu, N., Menkir, A., Stanley, A., Farombi, E. O.* and Gedil, M., in: Agriculture, volume 10, number 10: 485, pages 1-18, ISSN 2077-0472, 2020. [DOI]
Mitigating Striga hermonthica parasitism and damage in maize using soybean rotation, nitrogen application, and Striga-resistant varieties in the Nigerian savannas, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D., Tofa, A., Fagge, A., Dahiru, R., Solomon, R., Ademulegun, T., Omoigui, L., Aliyu, K. T. and Kamai, N., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 56, number 4, pages 620-632, ISSN 0014-4797, 2020. [DOI]
Quantitative trait loci mapping for resistance to maize streak virus in F2:3 population of tropical maize, Garcia-Oliveira, A. L., Menkir, A., Kumar, P. L., Azuh, V., Jacob, O. O.* and Gedil, M., in: Cereal Research Communications, volume 48, pages 195-202, ISSN 0133-3720, 2020. [DOI]
Genetic diversity and population structure of maize inbred lines with varying levels of resistance to striga hermonthica using agronomic trait-based and SNP markers, Stanley, A., Menkir, A., Agre, A. P., Ifie, B. E., Tongoona, P.*, Unachukwu, N., Meseka, S. K., Mengesha Abera, W. and Gedil, M., in: Plants, volume 9, number 9: 1223, pages 1-18, ISSN 2223-7747, 2020. [DOI]
Seed dressing maize with imazapyr to control Striga hermonthica in farmers' fields in the savannas of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D., Solomon, R., Tofa, A. and Omoigui, L., in: Agriculture, volume 10, number -: 83, pages 1-9, ISSN 2077-0472, 2020. [DOI]
Effectiveness of yellow maize testers with varying resistance reactions to Striga hermonthica for evaluating the combining ability of maize inbred lines, Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.*, Mengesha Abera, W., Meseka, S. K. and Gedil, M., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 9: 1276, pages 1-27, ISSN 2073-4395, 2020. [DOI]
Addressing gendered varietal and trait preferences in west African maize, Tegbaru, A., Menkir, A., Baco, M. N., Idrisou, L., Sissoko, D., Eyitayo, A. O., Tsedeke, A.* and Abdoulaye, T., in: World Development Perspectives, volume 20, number -: 100268, pages 1-9, ISSN 2452-2929, 2020. [DOI]
Stacking tolerance to drought and resistance to a parasitic weed in tropical hybrid maize for enhancing resilience to stress combinations, Menkir, A., Crossa, J., Meseka, S. K., Bossey, B., Muhyideen, O., Ribeiro, P. F., Coulibaly, M., Yacoubou, A. M., Olaoye, G.* and Haruna, A.*, in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 11, number -: 166, pages 1-16, ISSN 1664-462X, 2020. [DOI]
2019
Biological versus chemical control of fall armyworm and Lepidoptera stem borers of maize (Zea mays), Kammo, E. Q., Suh, C., Mbong, G. A., Djomo, S. H., Chimi, N. L. L., Mbeungang, D. L., Mafouasson, H. A.*, Meseka, S. K. and Menkir, A., in: Agronomie Africaine, volume 31, number 2, pages 187-198, ISSN 1015-2288, 2019.
Strigolactone deficient maize dramatically reduces parasitism by the "witchweed", Striga, and reveals other unknown stimulants, Guan, J., Wu, S., Sanclemente, M. A., Liu, P., Saunders, J., Gedil, M., Menkir, A., McCarty, D. R. and Koch, K. E., Abstract T20. in, 61st Annual Maize Genetics Conference, March 14-17, Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2019.
Weeds affecting field crops and water bodies in Africa, Chikoye, D., Ekeleme, F., Hauser, S., Menkir, A., Kamara, A., Neuenschwander, P., Ajuonu, O. and Ajeigbe, H. A.+, Burleigh Dodds series in Agricultural Science, pages 365-396, chapter 14, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-1-78-676232-0, 2019. [DOI]
Does fertilizing corn with poultry litter enrich the grain with mineral nutrients?, Tewolde, H., Sistani, K. R., Feng, G. and Menkir, A., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 111, number 5, pages 2472-2484, ISSN 0002-1962, 2019. [DOI]
Identification of differentially expressed genes associated with tolerance to Striga hermonthica in tropical maize inbred lines, Unachukwu, N., Abdulsalam, T. A., Menkir, A., Marcotrigiano, R. A., Gisel, A., Stavolone, L., Farombi, E. O. and Gedil, M., Abstract P17. in, 15th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, June 30 - July 5, 2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2019.
Studies on estimation of heterosis for striga resistance in maize test crosses in Mali, Sangare, A., Menkir, A., Ofori, K. and Gracen, V., in: Journal of Genetics, Genomics & Plant Breeding, volume 3, number 3, pages 1-8, ISSN 2581-3293, 2019.
An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa, Gedil, M. and Menkir, A., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 10, number -: 1430, pages 1-17, ISSN 1664-462X, 2019. [DOI]
Factor analysis to investigate genotype and genotype X environment interaction effects on pro-vitamin A content and yield in maize synthetics, Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Meseka, S. K., Bossey, B., Agbona, A ., Burgueno, J. and Crossa, J., in: Euphytica, volume 215, number : 180, pages 1-15, ISSN 0014-2336, 2019. [DOI]
Association studies between grain yield and agronomic traits of a MARS maize (Zea mays L.) population under drought and non-stress condition, Bankole, F., Menkir, A., Olaoye, G., Olakojo, O. and Gedil, M., in: Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, volume 114, number 1, pages 75-84, ISSN 1581-9175, 2019. [DOI]
Changes in heterosis of maize (Zea mays L.) varietal cross hybrids after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection, Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Ofori, K.* and Kling, J. G., in: Cereal Research Communications, volume 47, number 1, pages 145-156, ISSN 0133-3720, 2019. [DOI]
Genetic improvement in resistance to Striga in tropical maize hybrids, Menkir, A. and Meseka, S. K., in: Crop Science, volume 59, pages 1-14, ISSN 0011-183X, 2019. [DOI]
2018
Heterotic affinity and combining ability of exotic maize inbred lines for resistance to aflatoxin accumulation, Meseka, S. K., Williams, W. P., Warburton, M., Brown, R. L., Augusto, J., Ortega-Beltran, A., Bandyopadhyay, R. and Menkir, A., in: Euphytica, volume 214, number -:184, pages 1-15, ISSN 0014-2336, 2018. [DOI]
Impact of packaging material and storage condition on retention of provitamin A carotenoids and xanthophylls in yellow-seeded maize flour, Awoyale, W., Alamu, E. O., Irondi, E. A.*, Maziya-Dixon, B. and Menkir, A., in: Functional Foods in Health and Disease, volume 8, number 10, pages 462-477, ISSN 2160-3855, 2018.
Mapping of QTLs associated with recovery resistance to streak virus disease in maize, Ladejobi, F., Salaudeen, M. T., Kumar, P. L., Menkir, A., Adesoye, A. I., Atiri, G.* and Gedil, M., in: Annals of Agricultural Sciences, pages 1-7, ISSN 0570-1783, 2018. [DOI]
Genetic basis and breeding perspectives of grain iron and zinc enrichment in cereals, Garcia-Oliveira, A. L., Chander, S.*, Ortiz, R ., Menkir, A. and Gedil, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 9, number -:937, pages 1-13, ISSN 1664-462X, 2018. [DOI]
Measurement of pesticide residues from chemical control of the invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a maize experimental field in Mokwa, Nigeria, Togola, A., Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Boukar, O., Tamo, M. and Djouaka, R. F., in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 15, number 5:849, pages 1-11, ISSN 1660-4601, 2018. [DOI]
Effectiveness of predictive markers for marker assisted selection of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in medium-late maturing maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines, Gebremeskel, S., Garcia-Oliveira, A. L., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V. and Gedil, M., in: Journal of Cereal Science, volume 79, pages 27-34, ISSN 0733-5210, 2018. [DOI]
Bioactive compounds of freshly harvested open pollinated varieties (OPV) of orange maize (zea mays): varietal, maturity, and boiling methods effects, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A. and Olaofe, O.*, in: Cogent Chemistry, volume 4, number -:1507489, pages 1-17, ISSN 2331-2009, 2018. [DOI]
Genetic advance in grain yield and other traits in two tropical maize composites developed via reciprocal recurrent selection, Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Ofori, K.* and Kling, J., in: Crop Science, volume 58, pages 2360-2369, ISSN 0011-183X, 2018. [DOI]
Combining ability for grain yield, agronomic traits and striga hermonthica resistance of yellow endosperm maize, Sangare, A., Menkir, A., Ofori, K. and Gracen, V., in: Journal of Plant Genetics and Breeding, volume 2, number 2: 107, pages 1-8, ISSN 2305-297X, 2018.
Performance assessment of Drought Tolerant Maize Hybrids under combined drought and heat stress, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Bossey, B. and Mengesha Abera, W., in: Agronomy, volume 8, number -:274, pages 1-17, ISSN 2073-4395, 2018. [DOI]
Genetic loci controlling carotenoid biosynthesis in diverse tropical maize lines, Azmach, G ., Menkir, A., Spillane, C. and Gedil, M., in: G3: Genes Genomes Genetics, volume 8, pages 1049-1065, ISSN 2160-1836, 2018. [DOI]
Optimizing sample size for molecular characterization of open-pollinated maize (Zea mays L.) varieties using simple sequence repeat markers, Arafayne, G., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V.* and Gedil, M., in: Cereal Research Communications, pages 1-11, ISSN 0133-3720, 2018. [DOI]
Vitamin A-biofortified maize: exploiting native genetic variation for nutrient enrichment, Menkir, A., Palacios-Rojas, N., Alamu, E. O., Dias-Paes, M. C., Dhliwayo, T., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mengesha Abera, W., Ndhlela, T., Oliveira-Guimaraes, P. E., Pixley, K. and Rocheford, T., in: Science Brief: Biofortification, number 2, pages 1-4, 2018.
2017
Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the midaltitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers, Ertiro, B. T., Semagn, K., Das, B., Olsen, M., Labuschagne, M., Worku, M., Wegary, D., Azmach, G., Ogugo, V., Keno, T., Abebe, B., Chibsa, T.* and Menkir, A., in: BMC Genomics, volume 18, number 777, pages 1-11, ISSN 1471-2164, 2017. [DOI]
Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Feleke, S., Menkir, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Environmental Management, volume 203, number 1, pages 106-113, ISSN 0301-4797, 2017. [DOI]
Controlling aflatoxins in maize in Africa: strategies, challenges and opportunities for improvement, Ayalew, A., Kimanya, M., Matumba, L.*, Bandyopadhyay, R. and Menkir, A., volume 2, pages 1-24, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, ISBN 9781786760128, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic diversity of tropical maize inbred lines combining resistance to Striga hermonthica with drought tolerance using SNP markers, Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Unachukwu, N., Meseka, S. K., Farinola, A., Girma Tessema, G. and Gedil, M., in: Plant Breeding, volume 136, number 3, pages 338-343, ISSN 0179-9541, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic diversity and population structure of Striga hermonthica populations from Kenya and Nigeria, Unachukwu, N., Menkir, A., Rabbi, I. Y., Oluoch, M., Muranaka, S., Elzein, A., Odhiambo, G. D., Farombi, E. O. and Gedil, M., in: Weed Research, pages 1-10, ISSN 0043-1737, 2017. [DOI]
Assessment of performance of drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under combined drought and heat stress: poster/proceeding, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Bossey, B. and Mengesha Abera, W., Elsevier, 2017.
Combining ability and heterosis of elite drought-tolerant maize inbred lines evaluated in diverse environments of lowland tropics, Adebayo, M. A., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Gracen, V. and Danquah, E., in: Euphytica, volume 213, number 2, pages 1-12, ISSN 0014-2336, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic divergence in two tropical maize composites after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection, Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Blay, E., Ofori, K. and Kling, J., in: Plant Breeding, volume 136, number 1, pages 41-49, ISSN 0179-9541, 2017. [DOI]
Molecular Characterization of IITA Maize Inbred Lines Resistant to Striga hermonthica using SNP Markers, Mengesha Abera, W., Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Meseka, S. K., Unachukwu, N., Farinola, A. and Girma Tessema, G., Abstract/Poster (p.0093) in Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIV January 14-18, San Diego, CA, 2017.
Stability analysis of maize cultivars adapted to tropical environments using AMMI analysis, Oyekunle, M., Menkir, A., Mani, H., Olaoye, G., Usman, I. S., Ado, S. G., Abdullahi, U. S., Ahmed, H. O., Hassan, L. B., Abdulmalik, R. O.* and Abubakar, H.*, in: Cereal Research Communications, pages 1-10, ISSN 0133-3720, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic gain in heterosis of maize reciprocal composites: proceeding (poster), Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Blay, E.* and Ofori, K.*, Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), 2017.
Gene action controlling normalized difference vegetation index in crosses of elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines, Adebayo, M. A., Menkir, A., Hearne, S.+ and Kolawole, A. O., in: Cereal Research Communications, volume 45, number 4, pages 675-686, ISSN 0133-3720, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic gains in grain yield of a maize population improved through marker assisted recurrent selection under stress and non-stress conditions in west Africa, Abdulmalik, R. O., Menkir, A., Meseka, S. K., Unachukwu, N., Ado, S. G., Olarewaju, J. D., Aba, D. A.*, Hearne, S., Crossa, J. and Gedil, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 8, number 841, pages 1-11, ISSN 1664-462X, 2017. [DOI]
Genetic gains in yield and yield related traits under drought stress and favorable environments in a maize population improved using marker assisted recurrent selection, Bankole, F., Menkir, A., Olaoye, G.*, Crossa, J., Hearne, S., Unachukwu, N. and Gedil, M., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 8, number 808, pages 1-10, ISSN 1664-462X, 2017. [DOI]
Accruing genetic gain in pro-vitamin A enrichment from harnessing diverse maize germplasm, Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mengesha Abera, W., Rocheford, T. and Alamu, E. O., in: Euphytica, volume 213, number 105, pages 1-12, ISSN 0014-2336, 2017. [DOI]
2016
Constraints in adopting improved technologies for maize cultivation: the case of Africa, Abdoulaye, T., Bamire, A. S., Akinola, A. A., Alene, A., Menkir, A. and Manyong, V., volume 1, pages 1-30, chapter 18, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781786760081, 2016.
Evaluation of African-bred maize germplasm lines for resistance to aflatoxin accumulation, Brown, R. L., Williams, W. P., Windham, G., Menkir, A. and Chen, Z., in: Agronomy, volume 6, number (2), 24, pages 1-10, ISSN 2073-4395, 2016. [DOI]
Evaluation of harvesting time and husk effects on retention of nutritional properties of boiled fresh orange maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Olaofe, O.* and Menkir, A., in: Ciencia e Tecnica Vitivinicola, volume 31, number 6, pages 114-143, ISSN 0254-0223, 2016.
Effect of packaging materials and storage conditions on the degradation of Xanthophylls in yellow-maize Ogi powder, Awoyale, W., Maziya-Dixon, B., Alamu, E. O. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, volume 4, number 8, pages 522-527, ISSN 2333-1119, 2016. [DOI]
Retention of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in Ogi powder as affected by packaging materials and storage conditions, Awoyale, W., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, volume 4, number 2, pages 88-93, ISSN 2333-1119, 2016. [DOI]
Developing maize resistance to aflatoxin contamination through breeding and molecular discovery, Brown, R. L., Menkir, A., Chen, Z., Luo, M., Omolehin, O. and Bhatnagar, D., Abstract in GMMI 2016: 3rd Biennial Genetics of Maize Microbe Interactions Workshop, Texas A&M University College Station, TX, March 30 - April 2, 2016.
Yield stability of yellow maize hybrids in the Savannas of west Africa, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Olakojo, S. A., Jalloh, A., Coulibaly, N.* and Bossey, B., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 108, number 4, pages 1313-1320, ISSN 0002-1962, 2016. [DOI]
Comparative performance of top-cross maize hybrids under managed drought stress and variable rainfed environments, Menkir, A., Crossa, J., Meseka, S. K., Bossey, B., Ado, S. G., Obeng-Antwi, K., Yallou, C., Coulibaly, N., Olaoye, G.* and Alidu, H.*, in: Euphytica, volume 212, number 3, pages 455-472, ISSN 0014-2336, 2016. [DOI]
Mining allies in exotic germplasm to modify carotenoid profile and content in tropical maize, Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Alamu, E. O. and Rocheford, T., Abstract in the book of abstract p. 114: In Roland Kolliker and Beat Boller (eds) Plant breeding: the art of bringing science to life; the 20th EUCARPIA General Congress, 29 August - 1 September, Zurich Switzerland, 2016.
2015
Identifying and developing maize germplasm with resistance to accumulation of aflatoxins, Williams, W. P., Krakowsky, M. D., Scully, B. T., Brown, R., Menkir, A., Warburton, M. and Windham, G., in: World Mycotoxin Journal, volume 8, number 2, pages 193-209, ISSN 1875-0710, 2015. [DOI]
Varietal and harvesting time effects on physical characteristics and sensory properties of roasted fresh yellow maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Olaofe, O.* and Menkir, A., in: IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC), volume 8, number 2, pages 55-63, ISSN 2278-5736, 2015.
Leveraging agriculture to improve nutrition and health, Maziya-Dixon, B., Alamu, E. O., Gondwe, T., Menkir, A., Kulakow, P., Ousmane, B., Swennen, R. and Abdoulaye, T., Abstract, p. 363 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18, 2015.
Effect of maturity stages and roasting method on the proximate composition of orange maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A., Olaofe, O.* and Irondi, E. A.*, in: Global Advanced Research Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 4, number 8, pages 462-468, ISSN 2315-5094, 2015.
Effects of husk and harvesting time on provitamin A activity and sensory properties of boiled fresh orange maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A. and Olaofe, O.*, in: Journal of Food Quality, pages 1-9, ISSN 0146-9428, 2015. [DOI]
Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia, Abate, T., Shiferaw, B., Menkir, A., Wegary, D., Kebede, Y., Tesfaye, K., Kassie, M., Bogale, G., Tadesse, B.* and Keno, T.*, in: Food Security, pages 1-17, ISSN 1876-4517, 2015. [DOI]
Diversity assessment of drought tolerant exotic and adapted maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines with microsatellite markers, Adebayo, M. A., Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Blay, E., Gracen, V. E., Danquah, E.* and Ladejobi, F., in: Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, volume 18, number 3, pages 147-154, ISSN 1975-9479, 2015. [DOI]
Combining ability of adapted and exotic drought-tolerant maize inbred lines under full irrigation and rainfed conditions in Nigeria, Adebayo, M. A.* and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 29, pages 117-130, ISSN 1542-7528, 2015.
Evaluating testcross performance and genetic divergence of lines derived from reciprocal tropical maize composites, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Anjorin, B., Ladejobi, F. and Gedil, M., in: Maydica, volume 60, pages 1-10, ISSN 0025-6153, 2015.
Exploiting natural variation in exotic germplasm for increasing provitamin-A carotenoids in tropical maize, Menkir, A., Rocheford, T., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Tanumihardjo, S., in: Euphytica, volume 205, number 1, pages 203-217, ISSN 0014-2336, 2015. [DOI]
2014
Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: technological, institutional and policy options, Shiferaw, B., Tesfaye, K., Kassie, M., Abate, T., Prasanna, B. M. and Menkir, A., in: Weather and Climate Extremes, volume 3, pages 67-79, ISSN 2212-0947, 2014. [DOI]
Varietal and harvesting time effects on physical characteristics and sensory attributes of boiled fresh yellow maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Olaofe, O.*, Maziya-Dixon, B. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Applied Biosciences, volume 82, pages 7347-7358, ISSN 1997-5902, 2014. [DOI]
Molecular tools for marker-assisted breeding of high pro-vitamin A maize: poster abstract presented at Plant and Animal Genome XXII, Jan 10-15, San Diego CA, USA, Azmach, G., Gedil, M., Menkir, A. and Spillane, C., Poster abstract presented at Plant and Animal Genome XXII, Jan 10-15, San Diego CA, USA, 2014.
Molecular Tools for Marker-assisted breeding of high provitamin-A maize, Azmach, G., Gedil, M., Menkir, A. and Spillane, C., Plant and Animal Genome XXII, 2014.
Effects of husk and harvest time on carotenoid content and acceptability of roasted fresh cobs of orange maize hybrids, Alamu, E. O., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Olaofe, O.*, in: Food Science & Nutrition, pages 1-10, ISSN 2048-7177, 2014. [DOI]
Relationships between normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and other traits of tropical testcross maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under drought and well-watered conditions, Adebayo, M. A.*, Menkir, A. and Hearne, S.+, in: Journal of Applied Agricultural Research, volume 6, number 2, pages 173-180, ISSN 2006-7496, 2014.
Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of an elite variety in water stress environments, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A. and Obeng-Antwi, K.*, in: Euphytica, pages 1-12, ISSN 0014-2336, 2014. [DOI]
Performance-based grouping of adapted and exotic drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L) inbred lines under stressed and nonstressed conditions, Adebayo, A., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Gracen, V. E. and Danquah, E.*, in: Maydica, volume 59, pages 115-123, ISSN 0025-6153, 2014.
Genetic analysis of drought tolerance in adapted X exotic crosses of maize inbred lines under managed stress conditions, Adebayo, A., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Gracen, V. E., Danquah, E.* and Hearne, S.+, in: Euphytica, volume 196, number 2, pages 261-270, ISSN 0014-2336, 2014. [DOI]
Carotenoid accumulation and agronomic performance of maize hybrids involving parental combinations from different marker-based groups, Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Tanumihardjo, S., Adepoju, A. and Bossey, B., in: Food Chemistry, volume 148, number 1, pages 131-137, ISSN 0308-8146, 2014. [DOI]
2013
Identification of drought, heat, and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize, Cairns, J., Crossa, J., Zaidi, P., Grudloyma, P.*, Sanchez, C., Araus, J., Thaitad, S., Makumbi, D.+, Magorokosho, C., Banziger, M., Menkir, A., Hearne, S. and Atlin, G., in: Crop Science, volume 53, number 4, pages 1335-1346, ISSN 0011-183X, 2013. [DOI]
Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi, Brown, R., Bhatnagar, D., Cleveland, T., Chen, Z. and Menkir, A., pages 3-22, chapter 1, InTech, ISBN 978-953-51-0904-4, 2013. [DOI]
Introgression of alleles from maize landraces to improve drought tolerance in an adapted germplasm, Meseka, S. K., Fakorede, M.*, Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 27, number 1, pages 96-112, ISSN 1542-7528, 2013. [DOI]
Comparative performance of early maturing maize cultivars developed in three Eras under drought stress and well-watered environments in West Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Oyekunle, M., Menkir, A., Obeng-Antwi, K., Yallou, C., Usuman, I.* and Alidu, H.*, in: Crop Science, pages 1-43, ISSN 0011-183X, 2013. [DOI]
Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties, Kamara, A., Ewansiha, S. U.* and Menkir, A., in: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, pages 1-14, ISSN 0365-0340, 2013. [DOI]
Performance of tropical maize hybrids under conditions of low and optimum levels of nitrogen fertilizer application - grain yield, biomass production and nitrogen accumulation, Abe, A., Adetimirin, V., Menkir, A., Moose, S. and Olaniyan, A.*, in: Maydica, volume 58, number 1, pages 141-150, ISSN 0025-6153, 2013.
Effect of packaging materials and storage conditions on the physicochemical and chemical properties of ogi powder, Awoyale, W., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 11, number 3 and 4, pages 242-248, ISSN 1459-0255, 2013.
Marker-trait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines, Azmach, G., Gedil, M., Menkir, A. and Spillane, C., in: BMC Plant Biology, volume 13, number 227, pages 1-16, ISSN 1471-2229, 2013. [DOI]
Breeding aflatoxin-resistant maize lines using recent advances in technologies - a review, Brown, R., Menkir, A., Chen, Z., Bhatnagar, D., Yu, J., Yao, H. and Cleveland, T., in: Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A, volume 30, number 8, pages 1382-1391, ISSN 1944-0049, 2013. [DOI]
Maize based cropping systems?, Beed, F. and Menkir, A., Poster presented at the inauguration of science building, IITA regional hub Tanzania, 13th May, 2013, 2013.
Genetic variation for nitrogen-use efficiency among selected tropical maize hybrids differing in grain yield potential, Abe, A., Menkir, A., Moose, S., Adetimirin, V. and Olaniyan, A.*, in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 27, number 1, pages 31-52, ISSN 1542-7528, 2013. [DOI]
2012
Maize Grain Yield Response to Changes in Acid Soil Characteristics with Yearly Leguminous Crop Rotation, Fallow, Slash, Burn and Liming Practices, The, C., Meka, S., Ngonkeu, E., Bell, J. M., Mafouasson, H. A., Menkir, A., Calba, H., Zonkeng, C., Atemkeng, M. and Horst, W. J., in: International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, volume 1, number 1, pages 1-15, ISSN 2320-7035, 2012.
Fifty years of Crop science: an invaluable resource for teaching research methods, Fakorede, M., Oluwaranti, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A. and Akinwale, R.*, Abstract, presented at the CSSA, ASA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, 21-24 October, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 2012.
Phenotypic diversity in maize landraces in Ghana, Obeng-Antwi, K.*, Craufurd, P., Menkir, A., Ellis, R. and Sallah, P., in: International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, volume 2, number 5, pages 39-70, ISSN 2221-8386, 2012.
Screening maize germplasm for drought-adaptive traits in the rainforest ecology of southwest Nigeria, Oluwaranti, A., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A. and Badu-Apraku, B., Abstract, presented at the CSSA, ASA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, 21-24 October, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 2012.
Full-Sib family selection in maize populations for tolerance to low soil nitrogen, Ajala, S., Kling, J. and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 26, number 5, pages 581-598, ISSN 1542-7528, 2012. [DOI]
Identification of resistance-associated proteins in closely-related maize lines varying in aflatoxin accumulation, Chen, Z., Brown, R., Menkir, A. and Cleveland, T. E., in: Molecular Breeding, volume 30, number 1, pages 53-68, ISSN 1380-3743, 2012. [DOI]
Building partnerships and encouraging innovation for sustainable maize production: the West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network, achievements and impact, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Fakorede, M.*, Ajala, S. and Ellis-Jones, J., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-03-9, 2012.
Evaluating consistency of resistance reactions of open-pollinated maize cultivars to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth under artificial infestation, Menkir, A., Franco, J., Adepoju, A. and Bossey, B., in: Crop Science, volume 52, number 3, pages 1051-1060, ISSN 0011-183X, 2012. [DOI]
Assessment of reaction patterns of hybrids to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. under artificial infestation in Kenya and Nigeria, Menkir, A., Makumbi, D.+ and Franco, J.*, in: Crop Science, volume 52, number 6, pages 2528-2537, ISSN 0011-183X, 2012. [DOI]
Maize genetic improvement for enhanced productivity gains in West and Central Africa, Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ajala, S., in: R4D review, number 8, pages 6-10, ISSN 2071-3681, 2012.
Recent advances in breeding maize for enhanced pro-vitamin A content, Menkir, A., Pixley, K., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Gedil, M., in: Meeting the Challenges of Global Climate Change and Food Security through Innovative Maize Research. Proceedings of the third national maize workshop of Ethiopia, pages 66-73, 2012.
2011
Relationships among traits of tropical early maize cultivars in contrasting environments, Badu-Apraku, B., Akinwale, R., Ajala, S., Menkir, A., Fakorede, M.* and Oyekunle, M., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 103, number 3, pages 717-729, ISSN 0002-1962, 2011. [DOI]
Response of exotic sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) cultivars to planting date under natural infestation of Striga hermonthica (Del) Benth. in the Sudan savanna zone of northeast Nigeria, Kamara, A., Ekeleme, F., Omoigui, L., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D. and Dugje, I., in: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, volume 57, number 6, pages 679-692, ISSN 0365-0340, 2011. [DOI]
Transcriptional profiles uncover Aspergillus flavus-induced resistance in maize kernels, Luo, M., Brown, R., Chen, Z., Menkir, A., Yu, J. and Bhatnagar, D., in: Toxins, volume 3, number 7, pages 766-785, ISSN 2072-6651, 2011. [DOI]
Classification of maize into maturity groups using flowering and climatic data, Fakorede, M., Oluwaranti, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Menkir, A., Abstract of paper presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Crop Science Society of America, 10-12 October, 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 2011.
Intra-landrace variability of two landraces in Ghana, Obeng-Antwi, K.*, Craufurd, P., Menkir, A., Ellis, R. and Sallah, P., in: International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, volume 1, number 9, pages 23-40, ISSN 2221-8386, 2011.
Seed coating herbicide tolerant maize hybrids with imazapyr for Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth control in the West African savanna, Chikoye, D., Fontem Lum, A.* and Menkir, A., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 9, number 1, pages 416-421, ISSN 1459-0255, 2011.
Striga the bewitching weed: interdisciplinary context of control, Hearne, S., Beed, F., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Muranaka, S., Boukar, O., Fatokun, C. and Kamara, A., Abstarct (Oral) in the proceedings of the 11th World Congress on parasitic plants, 7 - 12 June, Martina Franca, Italy, 2011.
Use of GGE biplot for targeting early maturing maize cultivars to mega-environments in West Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Akinwale, R., Menkir, A., Obeng-Antwi, K., Osuman, A., Coulibaly, N., Onyibe, J. E., Yallou, C., Abdulai, M. S. and Didjera, A.*, in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 19, number 2, pages 79-96, ISSN 1021-9730, 2011.
Carotenoid and molecular marker-based diversity assessment in tropical yellow endosperm maize inbred lines, Adeyemo, O., Menkir, A., Gedil, M. and Omidiji, O., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 9, number 3 and 4, pages 383-392, ISSN 1459-0255, 2011.
Genome wide selection- moving breeding for Striga tolerance into the genomics era., Hearne, S., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Franco, J., Abstract (Poster) in the proceedings of the 11th World Congress on parasitic plants, 7 - 12 June, Martina Franca, Italy, 2011.
Studies on maize streak virus infection and yield attributes in F1 maize hybrids, Salaudeen, M., Menkir, A., Atiri, G.* and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in Phytopathology. Volume 101, no. S6, p. S158-159, 2011.
Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines under drought stress, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A. and Ajala, S., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 25, number 5, pages 521-539, ISSN 1542-7528, 2011. [DOI]
Identification of gene markers in aflatoxin-resistant maize germplasm for marker-assisted breeding, Brown, R., Menkir, A., Chen, Z., Luo, M. and Bhatnagar, D., pages 91-106, chapter 5, InTech, ISBN 978-953-307-395-8, 2011.
Effects of time of maize streak virus infection on disease severity and yield in maize inbred lines, Salaudeen, M., Menkir, A., Atiri, G.* and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in Book of abstracts of the 36th annual conference of the Nigerian Society of Plant Protection (NSPP), 4 - 8 September, Futa, Nigeria., 2011.
Effect of genetic divergence of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.: resistant maize inbred lines on heterosis and hybrid performance under parasite pressure, Menkir, A., in: Crop Science, volume 51, number 4, pages 1591-1602, ISSN 0011-183X, 2011. [DOI]
2010
Genetically distinct Cercospora species cause grey leaf spot of maize (Zea mays L.) in Nigeria, Sharma, K., Ayodele, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Anu, A. E., Menkir, A. and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in Phytopathology. Volume 100, no. 6, suppl. 1, p. S117. June, 2010.
Discovery and characterization of proteins associated with Aflatoxin-resistance: evaluating their potential as breeding markers, Brown, R., Chen, Z. Y., Warburton, M., Luo, M., Menkir, A., Fakhoury, A. and Bhatnagar, D., in: Toxins, volume 2, pages 919-933, ISSN 2072-6651, 2010.
Field evaluation of sorghum varieties to Striga hermonthica infestation in north eastern Nigerian savannas, Dugje, I., Ekeleme, F., Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D. and Omoigui, L., in: Nigerian Journal of Weed Science, volume 23, pages 1-11, ISSN 0794-4950, 2010.
Performance of tropical early-maturing maize cultivars in multiple stress environments, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Ajala, S., Akinwale, R., Oyekunle, M. and Obeng-Antwi, K.*, in: Canadian Journal of Plant Science, volume 90, number 6, pages 831-852, ISSN 0008-4220, 2010. [DOI]
Resistance to maize Streak virus in testcrosses of early generation lines of maize, Salaudeen, M. T., Menkir, A., Atiri, G., Hearne, S. and Kumar, P. L., Abstract in Phytopathology. Volume 100, no. 6, suppl. 1, p. S113. June, 2010.
Incorporating an herbicide resistance gene into tropical maize with inherent polygenic resistance to control Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, Menkir, A., Chikoye, D. and Fontem Lum, A.*, in: Plant Breeding, volume 129, number 4, pages 385-392, ISSN 0179-9541, 2010. [DOI]
Analysis of genetic structure and diversity among lowland and mid-altitude adapted maize inbred lines with AFLP markers, Menkir, A., Gedil, M. and Franco, J., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 8, number 3-4, pages 926-932, ISSN 1459-0255, 2010.
Relationship of genetic diversity of inbred lines with different reactions to Striga hermonthica (Del.) benth and the performance of their crosses, Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V., Yallou, C. and Gedil, M., in: Crop Science, volume 50, pages 602-611, ISSN 0011-183X, 2010. [DOI]
2009
Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the performance of early and late maturing maize varieties under natural infestation with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, Kamara, A., Ekeleme, F., Omoigui, L., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D., Dugje, I.*, Abdoulaye, T. and Amaza, P., in: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, volume 55, number 2, pages 125-145, ISSN 0365-0340, 2009.
Identifying aflatoxin resistance-related proteins/genes through proteomics and RNAi gene silencing, Chen, Z. Y., Brown, R., Guo, B. Z., Menkir, A. and Cleveland, T. E., in: Peanut Science, volume 36, number 1, pages 35-41, ISSN 0095-3679, 2009.
Annotated bibliography of IITA publications on Mycotoxins, Bandyopadhyay, R., Hell, K., Menkir, A. and Kumar, P. L., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2009.
Combining ability, genetic distances, and heterosis among elite CIMMYT and IITA tropical maize inbred lines, Dhliwayo, T., Pixley, K., Menkir, A. and Warburton, M., in: Crop Science, volume 49, pages 1201-1210, ISSN 0011-183X, 2009.
The economic and poverty impacts of maize research in West and Central Africa, Alene, A., Menkir, A., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Olanrewaju, A., Manyong, V. and Ndiaye, A.*, in: Agricultural Economics, volume 40, number 5, pages 535-550, ISSN 0169-5150, 2009.
Evaluating intra row spacing to optimize techniques for artificial infestation of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, screening for resistance in maize, Ibikunle, O., Menkir, A., Kling, J. and Smith, M. A. K., in: Maydica, volume 54, number 1, pages 47-53, ISSN 0025-6153, 2009.
Combining ability of maize inbred lines containing genes from Zea diploperennis for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, Yallou, C., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V. and Kling, J., in: Plant Breeding, volume 128, number 2, pages 143-148, ISSN 0179-9541, 2009. [DOI]
Evaluation of local maize (Zea mays L.) varieties from Burkina Faso as source of tolerance to drought, Olaoye, G.*, Menkir, A., Ajala, S. and Jacob, S., in: Journal of Applied Biosciences, volume 17, pages 887-898, ISSN 1997-5902, 2009.
Response of early maturing maize landraces and improved varieties to moisture deficit and sufficient water supply, Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Ajala, S., Kamara, A. and Ndiaye, A.*, in: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, volume 7, number 3, pages 205-215, ISSN 1479-2621, 2009.
2008
CGIAR research-for-development program on mycotoxins, Ortiz, R., Ban, T., Bandyopadhyay, R., Banziger, M., Bergvinson, D., Hell, K., James, B., Jeffers, D., Kumar, P. L., Menkir, A., Murakami, J., Nigam, S., Upadhyaya, H. and Waliyar, F., pages 415-424, chapter 35, CABI Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84593-082-0, 2008.
A participatory approach to increasing productivity of maize through Striga hermonthica control in Northeast Nigeria, Kamara, A., Ellis-Jones, J., Amaza, P., Omoigui, L., Helsen, J., Dugje, I., Kamai, N., Menkir, A. and White, R., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 44, number 3, pages 349-364, ISSN 0014-4797, 2008. [DOI]
Novel sources of resistance to Fusarium stalk rot of maize in tropical Africa, Afolabi, C., Ojiambo, P., Ekpo, E.*, Menkir, A. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Plant Disease, volume 92, number 5, pages 772-780, ISSN 0191-2917, 2008.
Performance of early maize cultivars derived from recurrent selection for grain yield and Striga resistance, Badu-Apraku, B., Fontem Lum, A., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A., Chabi, Y., The, C., Abdulai, M. S., Jacob, S. and Agbaje, S., in: Crop Science, volume 48, pages 99-112, ISSN 0011-183X, 2008.
Response of corn genotypes to weed interference and nitrogen in Nigeria, Chikoye, D., Fontem Lum, A., Abaidoo, R., Menkir, A., Kamara, A., Ekeleme, F. and Sanginga, N., in: Weed Science, volume 56, number 3, pages 424-433, ISSN 0043-1745, 2008.
Resistance to Striga hermonthica in a maize inbred line derived from Zea diploperennis, Amusan, I. O., Rich, P., Menkir, A., Housley, T. and Ejeta, G., in: New Phytologist, volume 178, pages 157-166, ISSN 0028-646x, 2008.
Evaluation of artificial field infestation techniques with Striga Hermonthica for resistance screening in maize (Zea mays L.), Ibikunle, O., Menkir, A., Kamara, A., Ajeigbe, H. and Smith, M. A. K.*, in: Maydica, volume 53, pages 97-100, ISSN 0025-6153, 2008.
Yield potential and yield stability of maize hybrids selected for drought tolerance, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A. and Ibrahim, A.*, in: Journal of Applied Biosciences, volume 3, pages 82-90, ISSN 1997-5902, 2008.
Carotenoid diversity in tropical-adapted yellow maize inbred lines, Menkir, A., Liu, W., White, W., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Rocheford, T., in: Food Chemistry, volume 109, number 3, pages 521-529, ISSN 0308-8146, 2008.
Genetic variation for grain mineral content in tropical-adapted maize inbred lines, Menkir, A., in: Food Chemistry, volume 110, number 2, pages 454-464, ISSN 0308-8146, 2008.
Breeding maize for resistance to mycotoxins at IITA, Menkir, A., Brown, R., Bandyopadhyay, R., Chen, Z. Y. and Cleveland, T. E., pages 277-286, chapter 23, CABI Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84593-082-0, 2008.
2007
Maize research at IAR Samaru, Ado, S., Showemimo, F., Alabi, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Usman, I. and Abdullahi, U. S., in: Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 3-6 May 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin Republic, pages 107-122, 2007.
Iron bioavailability from maize and beans: a comparison of human measurements with Caco-2 cell and algorithm predictions, Beiseigel, J., Hunt, J., Glahn, R., Welch, R., Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, volume 86, pages 388-396, 2007.
Evaluation of maize inbred lines for resistance to fusarium ear rot and fumonisin accumulation in grain in Tropical Africa, Afolabi, C., Ojiambo, P., Ekpo, E.*, Menkir, A. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Plant Disease, volume 91, number 3, pages 279-286, ISSN 0191-2917, 2007.
Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in west and central Africa: proceedings of the fifth biennial regional maize workshop, 3-6 may 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Fontem Lum, A., Menkir, A. and Quedrago, M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN), 2007.
Larval growth of two stemborers Sesamia calamistis and Eldana saccharina reared on diet with 6 isolates of Fusarium verticillioides, Odubiyi, S. I., Ayodele, M., Tamo, M. and Menkir, A., 2007.
A review of NARES-IARC-Donor collaboration to develop demand-driven technologies for improved maize production in West and Central Africa, Fakorede, M., Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Ajala, S. and Fontem Lum, A., in: Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 3-6 May 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin Republic, pages 3-24, 2007.
Infection of maize and cowpea seeds and grains by six Isolates of Fusarium verticillioides, Ayodele, M., Oguntade, O. and Menkir, A., 2007.
Recent advances in breeding for Striga resistant extra-early maize for the savannas of West and Central Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Fontem Lum, A., Fakorede, M. and Ibikunle, O., in: Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 3-6 May 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin Republic, pages 25-42, 2007.
Combining ability of diverse maize inbred lines under Striga infestation in Nigeria and Benin, Yallou, C., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V. and Kling, J., in: Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 3-6 May 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin Republic, pages 64-78, 2007.
Cultivar and nitrogen fertilization effects on Striga infestation and grain yield of early maturing tropical maize, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D., Omoigui, L. and Ekeleme, F., in: Maydica, volume 52, pages 415-423, 2007.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) research-for-development agenda on mycotoxins for enhanced food safety and trade, Bandyopadhyay, R., Menkir, A., Asaad, S., Ban, T., Bergvinson, D., Jeffers, D., Murakami, J., Ortiz, R., Hell, K., James, B., Kumar, P. L., Nigam, S., Upadhyaya, H. and Waliyar, F., in: Proceedings of XVI International Plant Protection Congress, 15-18 October, Glasgow, UK, pages 368-369, BCPC, 2007.
Breeding strategies to improve maize for adaptation to low soil nitrogen in West and Central Africa, Ajala, S., Menkir, A., Kamara, A., Alabi, S.* and Abdulai, M. S.*, in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 87-94, African Crop Science Society, 2007.
Accounting for losses of micronutrients from staple foods during storage and processing, Maziya-Dixon, B., Menkir, A., Dixon, A., Asiedu, R. and Ssemakula, G., 2007.
Comparative proteomics of near-isogenic maize inbred lines to identify potential aflatoxin-resistance markers, Brown, R., Menkir, A., Bandyopadhyay, R., Cleveland, T. E. and Chen, Z., in: Phytopathology, volume 97, pages S14, 2007.
Genetic variability for grain yield and components in an early tropical yellow maize population under Striga hermonthica infestation, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A. and Fontem Lum, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 20, number 1-2, pages 107-122, ISSN 1542-7528, 2007.
Progress in breeding for Striga resistant maize in West and Central Africa, Badu-Apraku, B. and Menkir, A., 2007.
Genetic analysis of drought tolerance in maize inbred lines: preliminary results, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A. and Ibrahim, A., in: In Demand driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa, pages 43-52, WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2007.
Potential of drought-tolerant maize varieties in nitrogen-deficient soils of the Guinea savannas, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Omoigui, L. and Kureh, I.*, in: In demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa, proceedings of the fifth biennial regional maize workshop, pages 180-193, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); WECAMAN, Ibadan, Nigeria; Cotonou, Benin, 2007.
Testcross performance and diversity analysis of white maize lines derived from backcrosses containing exotic germplasm, Menkir, A., Ingelbrecht, I. and The, C.*, in: Euphytica, volume 155, number 3, pages 417-428, 2007.
Response to recurrent selection for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth in a tropical maize population, Menkir, A. and Kling, J., in: Crop Science, volume 47, pages 674-684, ISSN 0011-183X, 2007.
Progress and achievements in breeding maize for enhanced micronutrient content, Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Badu-Apraku, B., White, W. and Rocheford, T., 2007.
Breeding crops for increased micronutrient density: a case for maize, Menkir, A., Pixley, K., Rocheford, T., Maziya-Dixon, B. and White, W., 2007.
Developing and testing drought tolerant maize germplasm in West Africa, Menkir, A. and Badu-Apraku, B., 2007.
Breeding maize for broad-based resistance to Striga hermonthica, Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., Yallou, C.*, Kamara, A. and Ejeta, G., pages 99-114, World Scientific Publishing, 2007.
2006
Establishment of heterotic patterns of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines with tolerance to acid soils, The, C., Mafouasson, H. A., Calba, H., Menkir, A. and Horst, W. J., in: International Plant Breeding Symposium, 20-25 August, pages 14, Mexico City, Mexico, 2006.
Epigenetic lessons from transgenic plants In: Floricultural, ornamental and plant biotechnology: advances and topical issues, Ingelbrecht, I., Mirkov, T. and Menkir, A., volume 2, pages 88-97, 2006.
Potential for improving maize for iron, zinc and beta-carotene content in Ghana, Ewool, M.*, Sallah, P., Nelson-Quartey, F. and Menkir, A., in: International Plant Breeding Symposium, 20-25 August 2006, pages 6, 2006.
A caco-2 cell model predicts relative iron absorption from tropical maize by women, Beiseigel, J., Glahn, R., Welch, R., Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., Abstract, 2006.
Participatory on-farm evaluation of the performance of drought-tolerant maize varieties in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Kureh, I., Menkir, A., Kartung, P., Tarfa, B. and Amaza, P., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 4, number 1, pages 192-196, ISSN 1459-0255, 2006.
Multivariate analyses of the genetic diversity of forty-seven Striga resistant tropical early maize inbred lines, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A., Fontem Lum, A. and Obeng-Antwi, K.*, in: Maydica, volume 51, pages 551-559, 2006.
Gray leaf spot: morphological characterization of isolates of Cercospora seae Maydis, Ayodele, M., Menkir, A., Oguntade, O. and Okechukwu, R., 2006.
Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen, Meseka, S. K.*, Menkir, A., Elhassan, A., Ibrahim, S. S., Ajala, S. and Kamara, A., in: Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 4, number 1, pages 1-14, ISSN 0021-8596, 2006.
Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines selected for tolerance to drought under low nitrogen, Meseka, S. K., Menkir, A., Ibrahim, A.* and Ajala, S., in: Maydica, volume 51, number 3-4, pages 487-495, ISSN 0025-6153, 2006.
Performance of old and new maize hybrids at high plant densities in the tropical Guinea Savanna, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Kureh, I.*, Omoigui, L. and Ekeleme, F., in: Communications in Biometry and Crop Science, volume 1, number 1, pages 41-48, 2006.
Response to low soil nitrogen stress of S1 maize breeding lines selected for high vertical root-pulling resistance, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Kureh, I.* and Omoigui, L., in: Maydica, volume 51, number 3-4, pages 425-433, ISSN 0025-6153, 2006.
Biotechnological application towards enhancement of maize resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection/aflatoxin production, Chen, Z., Menkir, A., Cleveland, T. and Bhatnagar, D., in: Crop Improvement and Biotechnology, volume (under review), 2006.
Proteomics to identify resistance factors in corn, Chen, Z., Menkir, A. and Cleveland, T. E., in: Mycotoxin Research, volume 22, number 1, pages 22-26, 2006.
Registration of 16 Striga resistant early maturing tropical maize inbred lines, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Kling, J. and Fakorede, M., in: Crop Science, volume 46, pages 1410-1411, ISSN 0011-183X, 2006.
Registration of 16 extra-early maturing Striga resistant tropical maize inbred lines, Badu-Apraku, B. and Menkir, A., in: Crop Science, volume 46, pages 1400-1401, ISSN 0011-183X, 2006.
Maize germplasm conservation, utilization and management in West Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Dumet, D. and Hearne, S., in: Development of maize crop: strategy for increasing conservation efficiency and effectiveness, 2-5 May 2006 at CIMMYT, Mexico, 2006.
Genetic potential for increasing pro-vitamin A content in tropical maize, Menkir, A., White, W., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Rocheford, T., in: International Plant Breeding Symposium, 20-25 August, 2006, Mexico City, Mexico: proceedings, pages 6, 2006.
Assessment of testcross performance and genetic diversity of yellow endosperm maize lines derived from adapted x exotic backcrosses, Menkir, A., Olowolafe, M., Ingelbrecht, I., Fawole, I.*, Badu-Apraku, B. and Vroh Bi, I., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 113, number 1, pages 90-99, 2006.
Genetic enhancement of micronutrient content in maize for improved human nutrition, Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., White, W. and Rocheford, T., in: FARA/HarvestPlus Africa Regional Workshop on Biofortification: interfacing agriculture and health, May 4-5, 2006: proceedings, 2006.
A USA-Africa collaborative strategy for identifying, characterising and developing maize germplasm with reistsnace to aflatoxin contamination, Menkir, A., Brown, R. L., Bandyopadhyay, R., Chen, Z. and Cleveland, T., in: Mycopathologia, volume 162, number 3, pages 225-232, ISSN 0301-486X, 2006. [DOI]
Breeding maize for resistance to mycotoxins at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Menkir, A., Bandyopadhyay, R., Chen, Z. and Cleveland, T., in: Workshop on Reducing Impact of Mycotoxins in Tropical Agriculture with emphasis on health and trade in Africa, 13-16 September 2005, 2006.
The role of IITA in the development of quality protein maize for Nigeria, Menkir, A. and Badu-Apraku, B., in: Training Workshop of Extension Workers, 11-12 October, 2006 NAERLS, Zaria, Nigeria, 2006.
Progress in breeding tropical maize for adaptation to sub-optimal soil nitrogen at IITA, Menkir, A., Ajala, S., Kamara, A. and Meseka, S. K.*, in: 42nd Illinois Corn Breeder's School, March 6-7, 2006, Champaign, Urbana, USA, 2006.
Assessment of reactions of diverse maize inbred lines to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, Menkir, A., in: Plant Breeding, volume 125, pages 131-139, 2006.
Registration of 26 tropical maize germplasm lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ibikunle, O., in: Crop Science, volume 46, pages 1007-1009, ISSN 0011-183X, 2006.
2005
Optimal management of mycotoxins for improving food safety and trade of maize in West Africa, Hell, K., Bandyopadhyay, R., Kiewnick, S., Coulibaly, S. and Menkir, A., 2005.
History of maize research at IAR, Samaru, Ado, S., Showemimo, F., Alabi, S.*, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A., Usman, I. and Abdullah, U., in: Fifth west and central Africa regional maize workshop, Cotonou, Benin Republic, pages 32-33, 2005.
Effect of drought and weed management on maize genotypes and the tensiometric soil water content of an eutric nitisol in south Western Nigeria, Azeez, J., Chikoye, D., Kamara, A., Menkir, A. and Adetunji, M., in: Plant and Soil, volume 276, number 1, pages 61-68, ISSN 0032-079X, 2005.
Proteome analysis of near isogenic maize likes different in the level of resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection aflatoxin production, Chen, Z., Brown, R., Menkir, A. and Cleveland, T., in: Phytopathology, volume 95, pages S19, 2005.
Screening maize for drought tolerance in the Guinea savanna of West and Central Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A., Kamara, A. and Dapaah, S., in: Cereal Research Communications, volume 33, number 2-3, pages 533-540, 2005.
Enhancing the capacity of national scientists to generate and transfer maize technology in West and Central Africa: research implementation, monitoring and evaluation, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A., Marfo, K.* and Akanvou, L.*, in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 41, number 2, pages 137-160, ISSN 0014-4797, 2005. [DOI]
Performance of diverse maize genotypes under nitrogen deficiency stress in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Ajala, S. and Kureh, I.*, in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 41, number 2, pages 199-212, 2005.
Assessment of genetic diversity in extra-early Striga-resistant tropical inbred lines using multivariate analysis of agronomic data, Badu-Apraku, B., Menkir, A. and Fontem Lum, A., in: Journal of Genetics and Breeding, volume 59, number 1, pages 67-80, ISSN 0394-9257, 2005.
Genetic analysis of resistance to gray leaf spot of midaltitude maize inbred lines, Menkir, A. and Ayodele, M., in: Crop Science, volume 45, pages 163-170, ISSN 0011-183X, 2005.
Molecular marker-based genetic diversity assessment of Striga resistant maize inbred lines, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ingelbrecht, I., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 10, number 6, pages 1145-1153, ISSN 0040-5752, 2005. [DOI]
2004
SP-IPM pilot site initiative: farmer-participatory evaluation of Striga hermonthica management in Northern Nigeria, Emechebe, A., James, B., Atala, T., Kureh, I., Hussaini, M. A.* and Menkir, A., in: 15th International Plant Protection Congress, 11-16 May 2004, Beijing, China, 2004.
Vertical root-pulling resistance in maize is related to nitrogen uptake and yield, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Ajala, S. and Menkir, A., pages 228-232, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), 2004.
Response of early maturing maize to multiple-stresses in the Guinea savanna of west and central Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Menkir, A., Kamara, A., Akanvou, L.* and Chabi, Y.*, in: Journal of Genetics and Breeding, volume 58, pages 119-130, ISSN 0394-9257, 2004.
Effects of drought-screening methodology on genetic variances and covariances in Pool 16 DT maize population, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M.*, Menkir, A., Kamara, A. and Adam, A., in: Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 142, pages 445-452, ISSN 0021-8596, 2004. [DOI]
Identification of natural resistance to aflatoxin elaboration in maize, Brown, R., Chen, R., Menkir, A., White, D. and Cleveland, T., in: 15th International Plant Protection Congress, 11-16 May 2004 at Beijing, China, 2004.
Cereal-legume rotation to control Striga and improve on-farm yield of maize in northern Guinea savanna: effects of one-year rotation, Kamara, A., Chikoye, D., Menkir, A., Kureh, I.*, Franke, L. and Ibikunle, O., in: Book of Abstracts of the 4th International Weed Science Congress, 20-25 June 2004, Durban, South Africa, 2004.
Environmental stability of iron and zinc concentrations in grain of elite early-maturing tropical maize genotypes grown under field conditions, Oikeh, S., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R., Glahn, R. and Gouch, G., in: Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 142, pages 1-9, 2004.
Assessment of iron bioavailability from twenty elite late-maturing tropical maize varieties using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model, Oikeh, S., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R. and Glahn, R., in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, volume 84, pages 1202-1206, ISSN 0022-5142, 2004.
Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Fakorede, M., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B. and Kureh, I.*, in: Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 142, pages 567-575, ISSN 0021-8596, 2004. [DOI]
The potential of resilient crops in the cereal-legume production systems of the dry and moist savannas of West and Central Africa, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Chikoye, D., Kureh, I.* and Sanginga, P., in: Extended abstracts for an international symposium on improving human welfare and environmental conservation by empowering farmers to combat soil fertility degradation, 17-21 May 2004, Yaounde, Cameroon, 2004.
Combating Striga hermonthica in the West African savannas using host-plant resistance and legume trap crops, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Kureh, I.*, Franke, L. and Ibikunle, O., in: 8th International Parasitic Weeds Symposium in collaboration with the 4th International Weed Science Congress, 24-25 June 2004, Durban, South Africa, 2004.
Grouping of tropical midaltitude maize inbred lines based on yield data and molecular markers, Menkir, A., Melake-Berhan, A., The, C.*, Ingelbrecht, I. and Adepoju, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 108, number 8, pages 1582-1590, 2004.
Use of inbreeding as a tool to improve resistance to Striga in maize, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Badu-Apraku, B., Yallou, C.* and Ibikunle, O., in: Proceedings of the 8th International Parasitic Weeds Symposium in collaboration with the 4th International Weed Science Congress, 24-25 June 2004, Durban, South Africa, 2004.
2003
Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna, Sanginga, N., Dashiell, K., Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B., Lyasse, O., Carsky, R., Tarawali, S., Asafo-Adjei, B., Menkir, A., Schulz, S., Singh, B., Chikoye, D., Keatinge, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 100, number 2-3, pages 305-314, ISSN 0167-8809, 2003. [DOI]
Farmer-participatory on-farm evaluation of Striga hermonthica management options in the Nigerian northern Guinea savanna pilot site of the SP-IPM, Emechebe, A., James, B., Atala, T., Kureh, I., Hussaini, M. A., Singh, B., Menkir, A., Voh, J., Ado, S. and Alabi, S., in: Paper presented at: 6th Biennial Conference of the African Crop Science Society; 12-17 October, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003.
Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa, Manyong, V., Kling, J., Makinde, K., Ajala, S. and Menkir, A., pages 159-181, chapter 8, CABI, ISBN 0-85199-549-7, 2003.
Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: an overview, Fakorede, M., Badu-Apraku, B., Kamara, A., Menkir, A. and Ajala, S., pages 3-15, WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: an overview, Fakorede, M., Badu-Apraku, B., Kamara, A., Menkir, A. and Ajala, S., WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Viable options forthe management of mycotoxins in the developing world : Abstracts of the International Workshop on Mycotoxins, Ortiz, R., Bandyopadhyay, R., Hell, K., Menkir, A. and James, B., in: Paper presented at: International Workshop on Mycotoxins; 24-25 November, Donald Danforth Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA., 2003.
Contribution of mid-altitude maize germplasm to tropical lowland breeding for Striga hermonthica tolerance, The, C.*, Badu-Apraku, B., Kim, S. K., Menkir, A. and Tagne, A., in: Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at: Arnel R. Hallauer International Symposium on Plant Breeding; 17-22 August, Mexico, City, Mexico, 2003.
Vertical root-pulling resistance and its effects on lodging and grain yield of maize lines in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Menkir, A. and Ibikunle, O., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 252-261, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Using biotechnology to enhance host resistance to aflatoxin contaminiation of corn, Brown, R., Chen, Z., Menkir, A. and Cleveland, T. E., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 2, number 12, pages 557-562, ISSN 1684-5315, 2003.
Genotype by environment interactions in the regional early maize variety trials in West and Central Africa, Badu-Apraku, B., Abamu, F., Menkir, A., Obeng-Antwi, K.* and The, C.*, in: Maydica, volume 48, pages 93-104, 2003.
Agronomic performance of maize (Zea mays L.) breeding lines derived from a low nitrogen maize population, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Menkir, A. and Ibikunle, O., in: Journal of Agricultural Sciences, volume 141, pages 221-230, ISSN 0021-8596, 2003. [DOI]
Association of vertical root-pulling resistance with root lodging and grain yield in selected S1 maize lines derived from a tropical low-Nitrogen population, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Menkir, A. and Ibikunle, O., in: Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, volume 189, pages 129-135, 2003.
Progress from reciprocal recurrent selection in two early-maturing maize composites, Salami, A., Menkir, A., Akoroda, M. and Adetimirin, V.*, in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 142-150, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Comparative evaluation of maize cultivars from IITA for their reaction to Striga hermonthica in southern and northern Guinea savanna agroecological zones of Nigeria, Emechebe, A., Menkir, A., Korie, S. and Badu-Apraku, B., in: Paper presented at: 6th Biennial Conference of the African Crop Science Society; 12-17 October, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003.
Reproductive and stay-green trait response of maize hybrids, improved open-pollinated varieties, and farmers' local varieties to terminal drought stress, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ibikunle, O., in: Maydica, volume 48, pages 29-37, ISSN 0025-6153, 2003.
The influence of drought stress on growth, yield, and yield components of some maize genotypes, Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ibikunle, O., in: Journal of Agricultural Sciences, volume 141, pages 43-50, 2003.
Assessment of concentrations of iron and zinc and bioavailable iron in grains of early-maturing tropical maize varieties, Oikeh, S., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R. and Glahn, R., in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, volume 57, number 12, pages 3688-3694, ISSN 0021-8561, 2003. [DOI]
Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kernel-iron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions, Oikeh, S., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R. and Glahn, R., in: Journal of Plant Nutrition, volume 26, pages 2307-2319, 2003.
The role of GIS in the development and targeting of maize germplasm to farmers in West and Central Africa, Menkir, A., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May, 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 16-30, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Breeding maize for improved nutritional quality at IITA, Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., in: Paper presented at: The USAID-Africa Bureau, 5 May, Washington DC, USA, 2003.
Challenges and opportunities in biotechnology for enhancing iron and zinc content in maize: Paper presented at the Third Annual Biotechnology Conference at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 7-23 November, Menkir, A., in: Paper presented at the Third Annual Biotechnology Conference at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 7-23 November, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
Planned activities for the Nippon Foundation QPM Project in West and Central Africa, Menkir, A., in: Paper presented at: Paper presented at the QPM Planning Meeting for Southern Africa, 13-14 March, CIMMYT, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2003.
Highlights of breeding maize for improved grain quality, Menkir, A., in: Paper presented at: Paper presented at the WECAMAN Steering Committee Meeting, April 29-2 May, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
Review of the proposed workplan and budget of the Nippon Foundation QPM Project, Menkir, A., in: Paper presented at the WECAMAN Steering Committee Meeting, April 29-2 May, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
High B-carotene maize through conventional breeding, Menkir, A., in: Paper presented at: Paper presented at the AATF/BCP Maize Viramin A Workshop, 4-6 August, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
Assessment of B-carotene content in tropical early-and late-maturing yellow maize varieties : Book of Abstracts, Menkir, A. and Maziya-Dixon, B., 2003.
Selection for grain yield in sorghum under moisture and nutrient stress environments, Menkir, A. and Ejeta, G., in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 11, number 2, pages 55-64, ISSN 1021-9730, 2003.
Evaluation of heterotic patterns of IITA's lowland white maize inbred lines, Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, B., The, C.* and Adepoju, A., in: Maydica, volume 48, pages 161-170, 2003.
2002
Release of two new extra-early maize varieties Sammaz 12 and Sammaz 13 by IAR, Samaru, Ado, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Kling, J. and Menkir, A., in: Samaru Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 18, pages 91, 2002.
The relationship between vertical root-pulling resistance and nitrogen uptake and utilization in maize breeding lines, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Ajala, S. and Menkir, A., in: Maydica, volume 47, pages 135-140, 2002.
The identification of maize kernel resistance traits through comparative evaluation of aflatoxin-resistant and susceptible germplasm, Cleveland, T., Chen, Z., Gembeh, S., Menkir, A., Moore, S., Jeffers, D., Damann, K. and Bhatnagar, D., in: Mycopathologia, volume 155, number 1-2, pages 77, 2002.
Nitrogen use efficiency of some maize genotypes improved or selected for tolerance to low nitrogen and drought stress, Kamara, A., Menkir, A. and Sanginga, P., in: Proceedings, Witzenhausen, Germany, 2002.
Enhancing micronutrient quality of tropical corn through plant breeding in West Africa, Oikeh, S., Menkir, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Welch, R. and Glahn, R., in: FASEB Journal, volume 16, number 5, pages A980, 2002.
Recent advances in breeding maize for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Badu-Apraku, B., The, C.* and Ibikunle, O., in: Proceedings, Nairobi, Kenya, 2002.
2001
Breeding for Striga hermonthica tolerance: combining ability studies across three tropical African countries, The, C., Badu-Apraku, B., Kling, J., Zonkeng, C. and Menkir, A., in: Book of Abstracts of the Fourth West and Central Africa Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May, pages 37, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin, Cotonou, 2001.
Breeding of drought and water stress tolerant crops, Ortiz, R., Ekanayake, I. J., Mahalakshmi, V., Kamara, A., Menkir, A., Nigam, S., Singh, B. and Saxena, N.*, International Water Management Institute (IMWI), 2001.
Hybrid maize and hybrid seed production in Nigeria: lessons for other West and Central African countries, Fakorede, M., Fajemisin, J., Ajala, S., Kling, J. and Menkir, A., WECAMAN, 2001.
Development of drought resistant and water stress tolerant crops through traditional breeding, Ortiz, R., Ekanayake, I. J., Mahalakshmi, V., Menkir, A., Nigam, S., Saxena, N.* and Singh, B., pages 5, Tsukuba, Japan, 2001.
Access to and sharing of plant biodiversity: the case of IITA in helping African nations to fight famine, Ng, N. Q., Asiedu, R., Singh, B., Menkir, A., Tenkouano, A., Asafo-Adjei, B.*, Ng, S. Y. C., Whyte, J., Badu-Apraku, B., Mahungu, N. and Ortiz, R., pages 91, 2001.
Resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in kernels of maize inbreds selected for ear rot resistance in West and Central Africa, Robert, L. B., Zhi-Yuan, C., Menkir, A., Cleveland, T. E., Cardwell, K., Kling, J. and White, D., in: Journal of Food Protection Research Note, volume 64, number 3, pages 396-400, 2001.
Breeding strategies to improve maize (Zea mays L.) for downy mildew (Perenosclerospora sorghi) resistance in west and central Africa, Ajala, S., Kling, J., Menkir, A., Cardwell, K. and Adetoro, J. A., in: Book of Abstracts of the 5th Biennial Conference of the African Crop Science Society, Lagos, Nigeria, 21-26 Oct., pages 63, 2001.
Resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in kernels of maize inbreds selected for ear rot resistance in West and Central Africa, Chen, Z., Menkir, A., Cleveland, T. E., Cardwell, K., Kling, J. and White, D., 2001.
Contrasting responses of 12 maize cultivars to terminal drought, Kamara, A. and Menkir, A., pages 76-77, 2001.
Available improved maize varieties from IITA, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Badu-Apraku, B. and Ajala, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2001.
Maize International trial report for 1998 and 1999, Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2001.
2000
Impact of IITA-improved germplasm on maize production in west and central Africa, Manyong, V., Kling, J., Makinde, K., Ajala, S. and Menkir, A., Impact series, 2000.
Striga resistance breeding in maize, Kling, J., Fajemisin, J., Badu-Apraku, B., Diallo, A.*, Menkir, A. and Melake-Berhan, A., in: Breeding for Striga resistance in cereals: proceedings of a workshop held at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 16-20 August 1999. Weikersheim, Germany, pages 103-118, Margraf Verlag, 2000.
Genetic variation for total carotene, iron, and zinc contenet in maize genotypes and cassava clones, Maziya-Dixon, B., Kling, J., Menkir, A. and Dixon, A., in: Food and Nutrition Bulletin, volume 21, number 4, pages 419-422, 2000.
Fertility requirement of open-pollinated and hybrid maize genotypes, Ajala, S., Menkir, A. and Kling, J., in: Paper presented at: Sustainable maize production in Nigeria: The challenge in the coming millennium. Proceedings of the National Maize Workshop, 22-24 July 1999, ABU, Zaria, Nigeria, 2000.
GIS based classification of maize testing locations in west and central Africa, Menkir, A., Kling, J., Jagtap, S. and Aliu, B. A., in: Maydica, volume 45, pages 143-150, ISSN 0025-6153, 2000.
1999
Inheritance of resistance to Stenocarpella macrospora (Earle) ear rot of maize in the mid-altitude zone of Nigeria, Olatinwo, R. O., Cardwell, K., Deadman, M., Menkir, A. and Julian, A. M., in: European Journal of Plant Pathology, volume 105, number 6, pages 535-543, ISSN 0929-1873, 1999.
Potential for molecular breeding of maize at IITA, Kling, J., Menkir, A., Ajala, S. and Quin, F., in: DNA marker-assisted improvement of the staple crops of sub-Saharan Africa: proceedings of a workshop on DNA markers, Ibadan, Nigeria, 21-22 August 1996, pages 124-135, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); CTA, 1999.
Application of DNA markers in maize, Menkir, A., in: DNA marker-assisted improvement of the staple crops of sub-Saharan Africa: proceedings of a workshop on DNA markers, Ibadan, Nigeria, 21�22 August 1996, pages 117-123, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); CTA, 1999.
Breeding stable, high-yielding maize hybrids for West and Central Africa, Menkir, A., Kling, J. and Fajemisin, J., in: Strategy for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a regional maize workshop, Cotonou, Benin Republic, 21-25 April 1997, pages 93-109, WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1999.
Effect of reciprocal recurrent selection on grain yield and other traits in two early-maturing maize populations, Menkir, A. and Kling, J., in: Maydica, volume 44, pages 159-165, 1999.

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2012
Conduct and management of maize field trials, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-02-2, 2012.
2007
Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the Fifth biennial Regional Maize Workshop, 3-6 May 2005, IITA- Cotonou, Benin Republic, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN), 2007.
2004
Advances in breeding maize for resistance to Striga at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, in: African Striga Control Project Planning Workshop, 2-6 June 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2004.
2003
Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: an overview, Fakorede, M., Badu-Apraku, B., Kamara, A., Menkir, A. and Ajala, S., pages 3-15, WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
An approach to rapid deployment of agricultural technologies: transfer of downy mildew resistant maize to farmers in Ogbomoso, southwest Nigeria, Ajala, S., Manyong, V., Adenle, V., Makinde, K., Akintunde, A., Olufowote, J. O.*, Bolaji, M. and Bolaji, B., in: Maize revolution in West And Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May, 2001, IITA-Cotonou, Bénin Republic, pages 499-519, WECAMAN; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Promoting maize technology transfer in West and Central Africa: a networking approach, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M. and Ajala, S., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa, pages 45-85, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), WECAMAN, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
Enhancing the capacity of national agricultural systems for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: accomplishments of WECAMAN and planned activities for the immediate future, Badu-Apraku, B., Fakorede, M., Ajala, S., Obubo, R. and Okafor, C., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa, pages 520-538, WECAMAN, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003.
Vertical root-pulling resistance and its effects on lodging and grain yield of maize lines in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, Kamara, A., Kling, J., Menkir, A. and Ibikunle, O., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 252-261, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Economic gains from maize research in West and Central Africa: an overview, Manyong, V., Makinde, K. and Coulibaly, O., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a regional maize workshop, 14-18 May 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 66-80, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
The role of GIS in the development and targeting of maize germplasm to farmers in West and Central Africa, Menkir, A., in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May, 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 16-30, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
Progress from reciprocal recurrent selection in two early-maturing maize composites, Salami, A., Menkir, A., Akoroda, M. and Adetimirin, V.*, in: Maize revolution in West and Central Africa: proceedings of a Regional Maize Workshop, 14-18 May 2001. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 142-150, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
2002
Maize International Trial Report for 2000 and 2001, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2002.