This database contains grain, biomasss and nutritional yield data from on-farm trials in Kasungu, Mchinji, and Lilongwe districts of central Malawi, conducted over three cropping seasons (2014–15 to 2016-17). The trials tested sustainable and resilient cropping systems, including Conservation Agriculture (CA) with minimum tillage, glyphosate herbicide, and maize-legume rotations, compared to conventional ridge-and-furrow sole maize (True farmer practice). The experiments were conducted on 24 farms, with each farm serving as one replicate. Data collected included grain yield, biomass, protein, and energy yields, providing insights into system performance and sustainability.
This repository contains the data and scripts used in the study titled "Crop diversification in conservation agriculture is critical for climate adaptation"
Two major and two minor QTL for seedling and adult-plant resistance to Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici (Z. tritici) were mapped. The two mayor QTL were located on chromosome 2B, the two minor QTL on chromosomes 1A and 7A, respectively and derived from the Tunisian durum wheat landrace accession ‘Agili39’. QTL were mapped in a recombinant inbred population, phenotyped for STB resistance using a wide array of isolates and genotyped using the high density DArTSeq platform.