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| Title |
Modern maize varieties going local in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-14-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ola T Westengen, Kristoffer H Ring, Paul R Berg, Anne K Brysting |
| Abstract |
Maize is the most produced crop in Sub-Saharan Africa, but yields are low and climate change is projected to further constrain smallholder production. The current efforts to breed and disseminate new high yielding and climate ready maize varieties are implemented through the formal seed system; the chain of public and private sector activities and institutions that produce and release certified seeds. These efforts are taking place in contexts currently dominated by informal seed systems; local and informal seed management and exchange channels with a long history of adapting crops to local conditions. We here present a case study of the genetic effects of both formal and informal seed management from the semi-arid zone in Tanzania. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Norway | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 113 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 23% |
| Researcher | 21 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 41% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 12% |
| Unknown | 28 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 August 2014.
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#2,864,006
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#760
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#32,112
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Ecology and Evolution
#9
of 49 outputs
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