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Soil acidity poses a significant challenge for maize farmers, affecting 30-40% of the world's arable land. This issue can lead to yield losses of up to 70% in potentially arable areas, with many African nations feeling the impact. While farmers often turn to lime and other agronomic practices to combat soil acidity, these solutions can be costly and may harm the environment over time. Moreover, liming primarily affects topsoil, leaving subsoils still vulnerable to acidity.
To address this problem, a recent study titled “Low pH adaptation of tropical exotic acid tolerance yellow maize donor lines in sub‐tropical breeding programs” that was conducted in Angola and Zimbabwe, was published in the Euphytica international journal of plant breeding. The research was led by Dibanzilua Nguinamau, a maize breeder from Angola, working with Casper Kamutando, Cosmos Magosokosho, João Saraiva, Angeline van Biljon, and Maryke Labuschagne.
Click on the following link to learn more:
https://www.ccardesa.org/new-research-aims-improve-maize-production-aci…
Thank you,
Soil acidity poses a significant challenge for maize farmers, affecting 30-40% of the world's arable land. This issue can lead to yield losses of up to 70% in potentially arable areas, with many African nations feeling the impact. While farmers often turn to lime and other agronomic practices to combat soil acidity, these solutions can be costly and may harm the environment over time. Moreover, liming primarily affects topsoil, leaving subsoils still vulnerable to acidity.
To address this problem, a recent study titled “Low pH adaptation of tropical exotic acid tolerance yellow maize donor lines in sub‐tropical breeding programs” that was conducted in Angola and Zimbabwe, was published in the Euphytica international journal of plant breeding. The research was led by Dibanzilua Nguinamau, a maize breeder from Angola, working with Casper Kamutando, Cosmos Magosokosho, João Saraiva, Angeline van Biljon, and Maryke Labuschagne.
Click on the following link to learn more:
https://www.ccardesa.org/new-research-aims-improve-maize-production-aci…
Thank you,
