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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Maize Volume 1: From Improved Varieties to Local Applications

Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Maize Volume 1: From Improved Varieties to Local Applications

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Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of maize at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 1 reviews research on breeding and its use in improving nutritional quality and agronomic performance. It then goes on to discuss the challenges in translating these advances into effective outcomes for smallholders in the developing world.

Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1: From improved varieties to local applications will be a standard reference for cereal scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in maize cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 2 which reviews improvements in cultivation techniques as well as the management of pests and diseases.

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Pub dateJun 9, 2017
ISBN-101786760088
ISBN-139781786760081
LanguageEnglish
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