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Issue 10, March 2013

28 March 201410 January 2014 by klopez

Breakthroughs in maize breeding/
Extra early white maize hybrids
Ensuring the safety of African crops

Promoting drought tolerant maize
Saving maize from Striga
Developing aflasafeTM

Drought tolerant maize for Mali/
Ecofriendly bioherbicide

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IITA is breeding new varieties of yam based on demand and value addition. This is done by crossing two parents of the same species or different species to transfer useful traits.

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