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Mark Laing

Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Verified email at ukzn.ac.za
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Breeding wheat for drought tolerance: Progress and technologies

L Mwadzingeni, H Shimelis, E Dube, MD Laing… - Journal of Integrative …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recurrent drought associated with climate change is among the principal constraints to
global productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum (L.) and T. turgidum (L.)). Numerous efforts to …

Opportunities and challenges of speed breeding: A review

MA Wanga, H Shimelis, J Mashilo, MD Laing - Plant Breeding, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Breeding new and high performing cultivars with market‐preferred traits take more than 10
years in the absence of an integrated pre‐breeding programme. During the early phases of …

[PDF][PDF] Silicon use for pest control in agriculture: a review

MD Laing, MC Gatarayiha… - Proceedings of the South …, 2006 - academia.edu
Silicon (Si) deficiency in crops has been recognised since the 1970s, and a substantial
body of research, particularly on rice and sugarcane, now shows that silicon is a ‘functional’plant …

An adapted selective medium for the quantitative isolation of Trichoderma species

DJ Askew, MD Laing - Plant Pathology, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Further modifications were made to a previously amended Trichoderma‐selective medium (TSM),
by replacing fenaminosulf with propamocarb or metalaxyl. Both were effective in …

Gene action controlling grain yield and secondary traits in southern African maize hybrids under drought and non-drought environments

J Derera, P Tongoona, BS Vivek, MD Laing - Euphytica, 2008 - Springer
Breeding maize hybrids for drought tolerance would significantly reduce yield loss due to
drought in southern Africa. Mode of gene action controlling yield and secondary traits was …

A survey of pre-harvest ear rot diseases of maize and associated mycotoxins in south and central Zambia

…, J Derera, P Tongoona, MD Laing - International journal of food …, 2010 - Elsevier
Maize ear rots reduce grain yield and quality with implication on food security and health.
Some of the pathogenic fungi produce mycotoxins in maize grain posing a health risk to …

Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos, malathion, and dimethoate by three strains of bacteria isolated from pesticide-polluted soils in Sudan

…, OE Elsaid, JH Hur, MD Laing - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This study was done to identify pesticide-biodegrading microorganisms and to characterize
degradation rates. Bacillus safensis strain FO-36b T , Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] germplasm collections using phenotypic traits and SNP markers

N Nkhoma, H Shimelis, MD Laing, A Shayanowako… - BMC genetics, 2020 - Springer
Background Productivity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] in sub-Sahara Africa is
curtailed by a lack of farmer-preferred and improved cultivars and modern production …

Fall armyworm invasion in Africa: implications for maize production and breeding

C Kasoma, H Shimelis, MD Laing - Journal of Crop Improvement, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Food security and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are threatened by the recent arrival
of the fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a …

[HTML][HTML] Genotype-by-environment interaction for grain yield among novel cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) selections derived by gamma irradiation

L Horn, H Shimelis, F Sarsu, L Mwadzingeni, MD Laing - The Crop Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This study determined the effects of genotype-by-environment (G × E) interaction and
stability of yield among elite cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) selections derived by gamma …