El Batán, Mexico
November 30, 2007
CIMMYT e-newsletter vol 4 no 11
Turning on the power: New maize
protein quality test for developing country labs
Chemist Eric Nurit recently
visited six African countries to teach scientists and lab
technicians a new, cheap, fast and reliable lab procedure
for measuring protein quality in maize grain. CIMMYT and
partners have been developing and disseminating quality
protein maize (QPM) since the 1970s. The new method will
speed QPM breeding and help ensure quality in seed for
farmers.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/nov/qpm.htm
Iran can serve the world in
wheat breeding
CIMMYT's new liaison
officer in Iran plans to bring advanced science for wheat,
the country’s chief food staple, and to help channel
benefits of Iran’s wheat research capacity to neighboring
nations.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/nov/iran.htm
New maize hybrid in western
Kenya: The farmers speak
Two years after its release
by Western Seed Company, WH502, a hybrid maize variety
derived from research by CIMMYT and partners in eastern
Africa, was being grown by nearly a fifth of the farmers
surveyed in western Kenya for its high yields, resistance to
lodging, tolerance to low nitrogen soils, and other good
qualities.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/nov/kenya.htm
|
