Estimated closeness index and ranking of technologies in semi-arid southern Africa.

<p>Tech: 1: Varieties resistant to Fusarium wilt and Cercospora leaf spot; 2: Intercropping-compatible varieties and integrated crop management options; 3: Cleisto varieties and maintenance breeding to reduce varietal degeneration due to outcrossing; 4: Drought-tolerant varieties; 5: Varieties tolerant to pod borers, pod fly, pod bugs and integrated pest management; 6: Photo- and thermo-insensitive varieties; 7: Low P-tolerant varieties and integrated crop management; 8: Disease-resistant varieties and integrated crop management; 9: Alectra-resistant varieties and integrated crop management; 10: Drought-tolerant varieties and integrated crop management; 11: Lines resistant to insects (aphid, thrips, pod sucking bug, maruca) and integrated pest management including biological control; 12: Integrated crop management options for soil fertility, water management, Striga, intercropping; 13: Varieties and hybrids with resistance to Striga; 14: Medium- to late-maturing anthracnose-resistant cultivars; 15: Early-maturing varieties and hybrids with tolerance to drought.</p> <p>(DOCX)</p>