International Durum Yield Nurseries (IDYN) are replicated yield trials designed to measure the yield potential and adaptation of superior CIMMYT-bred spring durum wheat germplasm that have been developed from tests conducted under irrigation and induced stressed cropping conditions in northwest Mexico. These materials have been subjected to numerous diseases (leaf, stem and yellow rust; Septoria tritici blotch) and varied growing environments. It is distributed to 70 locations, and contains 50 entries.
New and improved maize hybrids, developed by the CIMMYT Global Maize Program, are available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across Latin America and similar agro-ecological zones. Following a rigorous trialing and a stage-gate advancement process culminating in the 2018 Stage 5 trials, CIMMYT advanced a total of two new elite maize hybrids in Latin America in 2018. These are yellow maize hybrids adapted for the tropical lowlands (Product Profile LA-PP1C). Phenotypic data collected in Stage 4 and Stage 5 trials for the two selected hybrids as well as information about the trial sites are provided in this dataset. These trials were conducted through a network of partners, including NARS and private seed companies, in Latin America under various management and environmental conditions. Nuevos y mejorados híbridos desarrollados por el Programa Global de Maíz del CIMMYT se ponen a disposición de instituciones del sector público y privado, especialmente para aquellas instituciones colaboradoras interesadas en la comercialización y diseminación de semilla de maíz en Latinoamérica o en zonas agroecológicas similares. Después de un riguroso proceso de evaluación de germoplasma en distintas etapas que culminó en ensayos de evaluación de híbridos en etapa cinco, el CIMMYT avanzó dos nuevos híbridos élite en Latinoamérica en 2018. Esos son hibrídos de maíz amarillo adaptados por las tierras bajas tropicales (Perfíl de Producto LA-PP1C). Datos fenotípicos recopilados en los ensayos en etapa cuatro y cinco, además de información sobre los sitios están incluidos en este conjunto de datos. Estos ensayos fueron conducidos bajo diferentes condiciones de manejo y ambientes a través de redes colaborativas con instituciones de investigación pública y empresas semilleras de Latinoamérica.
This file contains the data from a survey conducted with 122 respondents, found drying maize in open air along the roads in the towns and urban centers of major maize growing areas of Kenya (Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Nakuru) and Nairobi. Most of them were maize traders, but there were also some farmers and a few millers. They were interviewed on the technical aspects (drying methods, equipment and labor used, volumes handled and duration) and economic aspects (cost of buying and drying maize, buying and selling price) of their maize trading and drying practices. From each participant, two maize samples were taken at the different stages in the drying process (freshly purchased maize, maize in the process of drying, and completely dried maize ready to be shipped) and the moisture content measured.
For this study, 201 consumers from Touba Senegal, were invited to evaluated four new flour products in comparison with the conventional pearl millet flours: instant pearl millet flour, instant pearl millet flour pearl millet flour, instant pearl millet flour with added dry mango and carrot powder (Food-to-Food fortification), and the previous product with added conventional chemical added dry mango and carrot powder (naturally fortified), and the previous products with added conventional chemical micronutrient premix and the food-to-food fortification. Consumers' acceptance was measured with affective tests on all the products, prepared as porridge, on five sensory traits: appearance, aroma, texture, taste and overall- score, using a five-point Likert scale (1 = dislike very much, 2 = dislike, 3 = neither dislike nor like, 4 = like, 5 = like very much. Willingness to pay (WTP) for the products was elicited through experimental auctions, in particular the BDM mechanism. Participants were randomly divided into two information treatments: in the first group the WTP was first elicited without information on the product’s content, followed by the same WTP experiment after providing information; in the second group information was given directly followed by the WTP experiment.
The economically important post flowering stalk rot (PFSR) disease of maize known as Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) is caused by Fusarium verticillioides. A genome wide association study (GWAS) was conducted with 342 maize lines for identification and validation of genomic regions associated with FSR resistance. The genotypic and phenotypic data used for the analysis are included in this dataset and the results are reported in the accompanying article.
In this study 220 urban consumers of Eldoret were asked i) about socioeconomic characteristics and nutritional knowledge, ii) evaluate five flours with two preparations using affective tests, iii) to provide willingness-to-pay for the five flours using with experimental auctions. The data contain a set for each of the three objectives. The first data set contains ID number and socioeconomic information of the participants, with one line per person (N = 220). The second data set contains the results of the affective tests. Five flours were used in the affected test: sifted conventional maize flour, sifted mixed (maize and sorghum flour) conventional flour, instant sifted mixed flour, instant whole mixed flour, and instant sifted mixed flour with food-to-food fortification. From each of the flours, two products were prepared: ugali (stiff porridge) or uji (liquid porridge). All participants were asked to evaluate the 5 x 2 = 10 preparations on five traits: appearance, texture in hand, aroma, texture in mouth, taste, and overall. The results are presented in one line per participant per product (220 x 5 = 1100 lines), with the results for ugali and uji in different columns. The third data set contains the WTP, elicited through an experimental auction using BDM, for the five flours. Participants were split into three information treatments: A1: WTP without information, A2: repeat WTP now with information, B: information from the start, each with 110 participants, so in total 3 treatments x 110 x 5 products = 1650 observations.
For this study, 296 consumers from Dakar, Senegal, were invited to evaluated five pearl millet flours: (a) conventional, compared to four instant-porridge flour products; (b) sifted; (c) wholegrain; (d) sifted with premix; (e) wholegrain with micronutrient premix and food-to-food fortified (FtFF). Consumers' acceptance was measured with affective tests, and their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the products was elicited through experimental auctions under two treatments: firstly without information, then with information.
The efficiency of genomic selection methodologies can be increased by sparse testing where a subset of materials are evaluated in different environments. Seven different multi-environment plant breeding datasets were used to evaluate four different methods for allocating lines to environments in a multi-trait genomic prediction problem. The results of the analysis are presented in the accompanying article.
New and improved maize hybrids, developed by the CIMMYT Global Maize Program, are available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across South Asia and similar agro-ecological zones. Following a rigorous trialing and a stage-gate advancement process culminating in the 2020 and 2021 Stage 5 trials, CIMMYT advanced one new elite maize hybrid in South Asia in 2022. Phenotypic data collected in Stage 4 and Stage 5 trials for the selected hybrid as well as information about the trial sites are provided in this dataset. These trials were conducted through a network of partners, including NARS and private seed companies, in South Asia under various management and environmental conditions.
Genomic prediction (GP) can be used in the breeding of polysomic polyploid plant species. Different models can be used to generate the genomic prediction including single trait and multi-trait models. The data provided in this dataset were used to investigate the accuracy of four different genomic prediction models use for several traits in potato. The results of the analysis are reported in the accompanying journal article.
