Mengesha Abera, W.    

Firstname:W. 
Surname:Mengesha Abera 
Email:w.mengesha@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 

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Publications as Author



2024

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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 

2023

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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 

2022

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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 

2021

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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 
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]
 

2020

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]
 
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]
 
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]
 

2019

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]
 

2018

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.
 
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 variability for resistance to leaf blight and diversity among selected maize inbred lines, Mengesha Abera, W., Shimelis, H.* and Gwata, E. T.*, pages 39-56, chapter 4, IntechOpen, ISBN 978-1-78923-039-0, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

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.
 
Management of Turcicum leaf blight [Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard & Suggs] of maize (Zea mays L.) through integration of host resistance and fungicide at Bako, western Ethiopia, Debela, M.*, Dejene, M.* and Mengesha Abera, W., in: African Journal of Plant Science, volume 11, number 1, pages 6-22, ISSN 1996-0824, 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]
 
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]
 
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.
 

2016

Heterosis and combining ability of elite maize inbred lines under northern corn leaf blight disease prone environments of the mid-altitude tropics, Mengesha Abera, W., Shimelis, H.*, Derera, J.*, Worku, M. and Laing, M.*, in: Euphytica, volume 208, number 2, pages 391-400, ISSN 0014-2336, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

Northern leaf blight response of elite maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid tropics, Mengesha Abera, W., Shimelis, H.*, Derera, J.*, Worku, M. and Laing, M.*, in: Cereal Research Communications, pages 1-12, ISSN 0133-3720, 2015. [DOI]