Estimated closeness index and ranking of technologies in dry sub-humid west and central Africa.

<p>Tech: 1: Insect- (aphid, thrips, pod sucking bug, maruca) resistant lines and integrated pest management including biological control; 2: Medium- to late-maturing anthracnose-resistant cultivars; 3: Striga-resistant varieties and hybrids; 4: Drought-tolerant varieties and integrated crop management; 5: Low P-tolerant varieties and integrated crop management; 6: Drought-tolerant/resistant variety and short-duration (early- maturing) variety; 7: Striga-resistant varieties and integrated crop management; 8: Disease-resistant varieties and integrated crop management; 9: Pre and postharvest aflatoxin management practices including Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); 10: Drought-tolerant varieties and crop management and water conservation practices; 11: Head bugs- and grain mold-tolerant cultivars; 12: Disease-resistant varieties and integrated pest management and crop management practices; 13: Cultivars adapted to low soil fertility/and with nutrient-use efficiency;14: Increased plant population; 15: Use of inoculant and fertilizers especially Phosphorus; 16: Rosette-resistant variety; 17: Stem borer/midge-tolerant cultivars; 18: Moderately-resistant variety (for short-duration variety) and highly-resistant variety (for medium- and long-duration varieties) to early and late leaf spot; 19: Soil fertility management for P and other nutrients (N, Ca) including chemical/organic fertilizers application.</p> <p>(DOCX)</p>