Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon. With the approval, the single-cross hybrid also became the first of its kind to be approved in West and Central Africa. Nafagnon yields as much as 45 percent higher than popular variety Misari-1. It is more resistant to downy mildew and has higher fodder yield potential. Read more...
Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe
Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers the most. Many watched their valuable livestock die Read more...
Rising fodder shortage prompts release of two pearl millet varieties with superior and higher forage in south India
Two pearl millet varieties with 7.0% and 5.4% higher green forage yields as compared to national check Giant Bajra, were released for Read more...
New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining popularity in Burkina Faso, a region where Read more...
Nitrogen-efficient crops on the horizon: Can we grow more with fewer emissions?
A group of scientists from the Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) Research Consortium, of which the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Read more...
Simulating postrainy sorghum yield response to on-station N management in India
Low residual soil moisture and limited nitrogen (N) inputs have in the last few decades stunted the productivity of postrainy (rabi) sorghum, Read more...
Crop simulation models: predicting the future of pulses
This post was featured in IYP2016.org. From the past to the present, pulses benefit agricultural systems Pulse crops have always been playing Read more...