COLLABORATIONS
BOOSTER aims to establish connections with projects and individuals engaged in research on drought tolerance in maize and teff, in order to promote awareness and potential application of BOOSTER’s work, while also gaining insights into the methods employed by other projects and experts.
We are pleased to present you with the current knowledge exchange collaborations established between BOOSTER and other projects and experts.
PROJECTS
HelEx
EXPERTS
Country
Ethiopia
INSTITUTION
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute
POSITION
Project officer
Crop
Teff and Sorgum
Dr. Mizan Tesfay Abraha
Mizan joined Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) since 2007, as crop research officer. She completed her MSc and PhD studies in 2010 and 2017, respectively and continued to work as a crop researcher at TARI. She specialized in the field of plant breeding and has been responsible in identifying the tef and wheat crops production problems, developing and implementing research projects for developing user demanded improved tef and wheat varieties in Ethiopia, data collection and management and report writing. During her stay at the institute she has involved in identifying and delivering improved tef varieties namely Quncho, Kora and Bosset and bread wheat varieties named as Mekelle-01, Mekelle-02, Mekelle-03 and Mekelle-04 etc , which have widely adopted by farmers in the Tigray region, Ethiopia and contributed in improving tef and wheat productivity.
Since April 2023, she joined the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), as project officer of the Institutional support for the seed system in Ethiopia (ISSSE) project, which is addressing systematic bottlenecks in the early generation seed production and marketing, seed quality assurance and policy, legislatives and regulations
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, T. Solomon and A. Hailu. 2019. Genotype-by-environment interaction and selection of elite wheat genotypes under variable rainfall conditions in northern Ethiopia. Journal of Crop Improvement. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2019.1662531.
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2018. Gene action ccontrolling yield and yield-related traits among tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] populations under drought-stressed and non-stressed c Plant Breed. 00:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12606
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2017. Early generation genetic variation and heritability of yield and related traits among tef populations. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-017-0087-0
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2016. Selection of drought-tolerant tef (Eragrostis tef) genotypes using drought tolerance indices. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 2017: 1–10. DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2017.1300696.
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2016. Genetic variation and trait association of tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] evaluated under optimal and moisture stressed environments. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 241-247. doi: 10.21475/ajcs.17.11.03.pne69
- Abraha, M.T., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2016. Diagnostic assessment of the production status, constraints and farmer-preferred traits of tef [Eragrostis Tef (Zucc.) Trotter] under drought-prone environments. Transylvanian Review 24:926-939.
- Abraha, MT., H. Shimelis, M. Laing and K. Assefa. 2016. Achievements and gaps in tef productivity improvement practices in the marginal areas of Northern Ethiopia: implications for future research directions. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. DOI:10.1080/14735903.2016.1173990
- Abraha, MT., H. Shimelis, M. Laing, and K. Assefa. 2016. Performance of tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] genotypes for yield and yield components under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions. Crop Science.DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.07.0449
- Abraha, M.T., Shimelis, M. Laing, K. Assefa andB. Amelework. 2016. Assessment of the genetic relationship of tef (Eragrostis tef) genotypes using SSR markers. South African Journal of Botany. DOI:10.1016/j.sajb.2015.12.009.
- Abraha, M.T., S. Hussein, M. Laing and K. Assefa. 2015. Genetic management of drought in tef: Current status and future research directions. Global Journal of Crop, Soil Science and Plant Breeding. 3: 156-161.
- Mehari, M., M. Tesfay, H. Yirga, A. Mesele, T. Abebe, A. Workineh and B. Amare. GGE biplot analysis of genotype-by-environment interaction and grain yield stability of bread wheat genotypes in South Tigray, Ethiopia. Communications in Biometry and Crop Science. 10:17–26.
- Mehari, M., S. Alamerew, B. Lakew, H. Yirga and M. Tesfay. 2014. Parametric stability analysis of malt barley genotypes for grain yield in Tigray, Ethiopia. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 10: 210-215.
Country
Nigeria
INSTITUTION
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
POSITION
Senior Lecturer
Crop
Maize
Dr. Adesike Oladoyin Kolawole
Adesike Oladoyin Kolawole, an esteemed academic at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, is dedicated to teaching and research in crop production and soil science. With degrees in Agronomy and Plant Breeding, she offers courses and supervises student projects in various fields. Adesike also serves as the examination results officer, oversees farm teaching, and conducts research in maize breeding. As a maize breeder, she focuses on maize improvement and the deployment of conventional maize hybrids tailored to the needs of resource-limited farmers in the Derived Savanna Agro-ecology of Nigeria. She’s affiliated with prestigious associations, including the African Plant Breeders Association.
Adesike will contribute her expertise in maize breeding and genetics. She will actively participate in the design and implementation of breeding programs, leveraging her knowledge to select desirable traits for drought tolerance in maize. Additionally, She will collaborate closely with other researchers and institutions, sharing data, resources, and insights to accelerate progress towards our shared goal. Through this collaborative effort, Adesike aims to make significant contributions food security in drought-prone regions.
- Adebayo, M. A., Kolawole, A. O., Raji, I. and Ajayi, J. (2017). Agronomic evaluation of testcrosses of drought-tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using different selection index methods. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 63(9):1292-1300. www.tandfonline.com/toc/gags20/current IF = 0.60 (SJR). UNITED KINGDOM.
- Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Gedil, M., Blay, E., Ofori, K. and Kling, J. G. (2017). Genetic divergence in two tropical maize composites after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection. Plant Breeding 136(1):41-49. www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14390523 IF = 0.51 (SJR). UNITED KINGDOM.
- Adebayo, M. A., Menkir, A., Hearne, S. and Kolawole, A. O. (2017). Gene action controlling normalized difference vegetation index in crosses of elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines. Cereal Research Communications 45(4):675-686. www.springer.com/journal/42976 IF = 0.34 (SJR). HUNGARY.
- Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Ofori, K. and Kling, J. G. (2018). Genetic advance in grain yield and other traits in two tropical maize composites developed via reciprocal recurrent selection. Crop Science 58(6):2360-2369. www.acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350653 IF = 0.65 (SJR). UNITED STATES.
- Kolawole, A. O., Menkir, A., Blay, E., Ofori, K. and Kling, J. G. (2019). Changes in heterosis of maize (Zea mays L.) varietal cross hybrids after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection. Cereal Research Communications 47(1):145-156. www.springer.com/journal/42976 IF = 0.34 (SJR). HUNGARY.
- Afolayan, G., Deshpande, S. P., Aladele, S. E., Kolawole, A. O., Angarawai, I., Nwosu, D. J., Michael, C., Blay, E.T. and Danquah, E.Y. (2019). Genetic diversity assessment of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) accessions using single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 17(5):412-420.
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/plant-genetic-resources IF = 0.32 (SJR). UNITED KINGDOM. - Afolayan G., Aladele, S. E., Deshpande, S. P., Kolawole, A. O., Nwosu, D. J., Michael, C., Blay, E. T. and Danquah, E. Y. (2020). Genetic variation for Striga hermonthica resistance and yield among sorghum accessions in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science 12(7):192-202. www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas IF = 67 (H-index). CANADA.
- Ibitoye, D. O., Kolawole, A. O. and Feyisola, R. T. (2020). Assessment of wild tomato accessions for fruit yield, physicochemical and nutritional properties under a rain forest agro-ecology. Genetic Resources 1(2):1-11. www.genresj.org ITALY.
- Abebe, A. T., Kolawole, A. O., Unachukwu, N., Chigeza, G., Tefera, H. and Gedil, M. (2021). Assessment of diversity in tropical soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) varieties and elite breeding lines using single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 19(1):20-28. www.cambridge.org/core/journals/plant-genetic-resources IF = 0.32 (SJR). UNITED KINGDOM.
- Kolawole, A. O., Raji, I. A. and Oyekale, S. A. (2021). The performance of new early maturing pro-vitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in the derived Savanna agro-ecology of Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) 66(3):231-245. www.joas.agrif.bg.ac.rs IF = 0.14 (SJR). SERBIA.
