Jill Cairns
@jillec.bsky.social
🏴 physiologist for CIMMYT based in 🇿🇼 | interested in maize, agriculture, R4D and 🚲
www.jillcairns.com
www.jillcairns.com
Im sorry about what happened to you, but thank you for sharing your experience. It did make me feel less alone. Take care
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Im sorry about what happened to you, but thank you for sharing your experience. It did make me feel less alone. Take care
There are many publications on tools and technologies to improve #geneticgain within public sector breeding, but many overlook the real world constraints these programs face.
We found simple changes in a breeding scheme (within a fixed budget) could increase genetic gain per year by 43%.
We found simple changes in a breeding scheme (within a fixed budget) could increase genetic gain per year by 43%.
June 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
There are many publications on tools and technologies to improve #geneticgain within public sector breeding, but many overlook the real world constraints these programs face.
We found simple changes in a breeding scheme (within a fixed budget) could increase genetic gain per year by 43%.
We found simple changes in a breeding scheme (within a fixed budget) could increase genetic gain per year by 43%.
Thank you for your wishes! It was car accident. I was stationary and hit at speed (>100 kph) by another car. Desperate to get back on my bike 😀
May 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Thank you for your wishes! It was car accident. I was stationary and hit at speed (>100 kph) by another car. Desperate to get back on my bike 😀
Our paper on adapting a field testing strategy based on knowledge of how intended beneficiaries might adapt a novel genetic technology designed to simplify hybrid maize seed production is included in this special edition 🌽👩🌾
@cimmyt.bsky.social @cgiar.org
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
@cimmyt.bsky.social @cgiar.org
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
Validating a novel genetic technology for hybrid maize seed production under management practices associated with resource‐poor farmers in Zimbabwe
A hybrid maize seed production technology has the potential to reduce the complexity of hybrid seed production and increase seed quality. Here, we investigate the potential impact of this technology ...
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Our paper on adapting a field testing strategy based on knowledge of how intended beneficiaries might adapt a novel genetic technology designed to simplify hybrid maize seed production is included in this special edition 🌽👩🌾
@cimmyt.bsky.social @cgiar.org
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
@cimmyt.bsky.social @cgiar.org
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...