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Zimbabwe: Centre Develops New Hybrid Maize Resistant to Armyworm

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has developed new maize hybrid varieties showing promising resistance to the destructive fall armyworm pest, which has been causing huge crop losses ever since the pest was first reported in Africa in 2016.

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fall armyworm, maize breeding