PBAN 2025 Annual Hybrid Conference
Repositioning Plant Breeding for the Future
August 6 – 9, 2025 | Federal University of Technology, Minna
PLANT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA
IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE SCHOOL OF AGRONOMY AND FORESTRY TECHNOLOGY
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA
3rd Annual Hybrid Conference Local Organizing Committee
Email:
pban.futminna2025@futminna.edu.ng |
editor.pban@gmail.com
📘 Book of Abstracts
📚 Table of Contents (Expandable)
1. THE IMPACT OF SOWING DATE AND INTRA-ROW SPACING ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) VARIETIES IN NIGERIAN SUDAN SAVANNA
Kerau, M.I, Ibrahim A.M and M.S. Garko
2. DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC CROPS WITH PEST RESISTANCE: A STUDY ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF BLACK TURTLE BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris F.) WITH A NOVEL INSECTICIDAL GENE
Okwor Jude Ifeanyichukwu, Ishiwu Jecinta Chinedu, Ugwuanyi Ikechukwu Stanley, Ameh Onyeke Alexander, Okwor Blessing Ugochi, Ugwuogo Jude Uwakwe
3. PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana (L.) GAERTN) ACCESSIONS
Apeelu, S.T, Kwon-Ndung, E. H. and G. O. Ogah
4. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PLANT-PEST INTERACTIONS: A STUDY ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TOMATO PLANTS (Solanum lycopersicum) AND THE WHITEFLY PEST (Bemisia tabaci)
Akogwu, Hyacinth Ochenehi; Okach, Isah Alamin; Umar, Isiyaku Magaji; Egbo, Emmanuel Ali, Elendu, Chikodili Agnes and Ijiga, Omale Blessing
5. GENETIC VARIABILITY IN PARENTAL LINES OF MAIZE (Zea Mays L.)
Muhammed Itopa Jatto, Abdul Shukor Juraimi
6. EFFECT OF RATES AND METHODS OF LIME APPLICATION ON THE YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogea L.) VARIETIES IN THE SUDAN SAVANNA ZONE OF NIGERIA
Abduljalal. T., M.A. Yawale, Danmegoro O., Usman Garba
7. GENE ACTION AND COMBINING ABILITY FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SELECTED MAIZE GENOTYPES UNDER LOW NITROGEN
ANGO, I. N., Terkimbi, V. and Bar-anyam, M.
8. MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF VEGETATIVE TRAITS IN SOME BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (Vigna subterranean) ACCESSIONS
Omosebi T., Akinyele B. O., Irewole T. V.
9. AMMI ANALYSIS FOR GRAIN YIELD OF TWENTY–FIVE (25) GENOTYPES OF SOYBEAN [Glycine Max (L.) Merrill]
Adediran, B. O., Ayo-Vaughan, M. A., Ariyo, O. J., Sakariyawo, O. S., Aremu, C. O., Ibitoye, D.O.
10. PERFORMANCE OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max (L.) MERRIL) GENOTYPES IN MINNA, NIGER STATE
Jimoh, R. M. and Tolorunse K. D
11. PHENOTYPIC STABILITY AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE EVALUATION OF F1 TOMATO HYBRIDS DERIVED FROM LINE × TESTER CROSSES USING AMMI, GGE BIPLOT, BLUES, AND PCA MODELS: A REVIEW
Simon Simeon Jatutu; V.T Tame; Kamaludden Meshegu; Chukwu, Chidiebere; Peter Abraham; Oluro Christopher Ojo; Ijemere Stella Chinonye; Sawa Fatima B.J; S.D Abdul
12. GENETIC STUDIES ON SEED (GRAIN) YIELD IN WILD X LANDRACE COWPEAS GROWN IN BAUCHI NORTHERN GUINEA AGROECOLOGY IN NIGERIA
N. N. Joshua, O. A. T. Namo, Z. Russom, W. B. Lawrence
13. EVALUATION OF BENISEED GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO COWPEA APHID-BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS
Kudu Ahmadu Muhammad*, Muhammadu Tajudeen Salaudeen & Rasheed Olakitan Oyewale
14. VARIABILITY AND AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF RICE (Oryza sativa) ACCESSIONS IN MAKURDI, NIGERIA
Offor, C.K., and T. Vange.
15. HETEROSIS FOR GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) IN SUDAN SAVANNA ZONE OF NIGERIA
Ibrahim, N.S., Aminu, D., Yamba, I., Ahmed, A.M and Abadam M.A.
16. COMBINING ABILITY AND GENE ACTION FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) IN SUDAN SAVANNA ZONE OF NIGERIA
Ibrahim, N.S., Aminu, D., Yamba, I., Ahmed, A.M and Abadam M.A.
17. ROLE OF EPISTATIC GENE ACTION IN INHERITANCE OF OIL QUALITY TRAITS IN SESAME (Sesamum Indicum L.)
Ismaila A., M. F. Ishiyaku, U., Alhassan, U. S. Abdullahi, Usman A., M. N. Ishaq, M. M. Kudu and Shehu H.
18. HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE IN CHILLI PEPPER (Capsicum Annuum) LANDRACES FOR BREEDING INNOVATION
Bolajoko, Muhammed Hafiz, Alake, Olusanya Christopher, Shittu, Modupe Muibat, Odunuga, Beatrice Oluwafunmilola and Ogunshina, Kunle Israel
19. INHERITANCE OF GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD PARAMETERS IN RICE (Oryza Sativa L.) USING PARTIAL DIALLEL MATING ANALYSIS
Idris. A, Iyokpa A.M., Abimiku S.E., and Onovo J.C
20. ASSESSMENT OF FIBER QUALITY OF SOME UPLAND COTTON GENOTYPES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
Dangana, M.C., Daudu, O.A.Y., Abubakar, A., Gado, A.A., Bello, I.M and Audu, M.I.
21. DIVERSITY IN PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF Moringa Oleifera LEAVES: INSIGHTS FROM NORTHERN NIGERIA ACCESSIONS
Muhammad Nafisat Ndayankpa, Mohammed Babagana & Ikani Victor Onuche
22. FARMERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE ADOPTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN KOGI AND NIGER STATES, NIGERIA
Abubakar, U. F., Zubairu, Y., Yakubu, N. O., and Jibrin, S.
23. GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND CORRELATION IN SELECTED FOOD QUALITY ATTRIBUTES IN WHITE YAM (Dioscorea Rotundata)
Alice Adenike Olatunji, Andrew Saba Gana, Kehinde Dele Tolorunse and Asrat Asfaw
24. EFFECT OF INTER ROW SPACING ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF ROSSELE (Hibiscus Sabdariffa L.) VARIETIES IN SUDAN SAVANNA ZONES OF KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA
M. Bukar, A. A. Abubakar, M.H Gujbawu, and A.M Yusuf
25. GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE OF SOME SUGARCANE TRAITS IN NATIONAL CEREALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BADEGGI, NIGERIA
Mohammed A.K., Gana A.S., Tolorunse K. D and Ishaq M. N.
26. EFFECTS OF DROUGHT STRESS ON STRATEGIC YIELD COMPONENTS OF MAIZE (Zea Mays L.) CROP
Solomon Z. S., Jonathan J. S. and Jimoh A.
27. MACHINE LEARNING-ENHANCED GENOMIC PREDICTION FOR YIELD, NUTRITION, AND FALL ARMYWORM RESISTANCE IN EXTRA-EARLY PROVITAMIN A QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE
Musa Shuaibu and Bashir Omolaran Bello
28. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF PEPPER SEEDS TO DIFFERENT DRYING METHODS
Shittu, Muibat Modupe, Kehinde, Tolulope Olaitan, Bolajoko, Muhammed Hafiz, Famogbiele, Ayomide Ayodeji, Omilabu, Sylvester Kunle
29. EFFECT OF SEED NUMBER PER POD ON GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD INDICATORS IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea)
Zecarias Russom, Salome V. Chindo, Alaoma J. Uzomba, Ritkatmun Z. Lenka
30. GENETIC VARIABILITY STUDIES IN NINE SESAME (Sesamum Indicum L.) GENOTYPES COLLECTED FROM EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA
Alade, O. D. and Okon, N. I.
31. SEEDLING GROWTH AND FRUIT YIELD OF ROSELLE VARIETIES (Hibiscus Sabdariffa L.) AS INFLUENCED BY GROWING MEDIA
H. M. Ibrahim, R. O. Oyewale, Y. Zubairu, R. O. Ibrahim, S. G. Saadu, A. A. Bahago, and Z. K. Abdulhamid
32. IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON RICE IRRIGATION WATER REQUIREMENTS IN DOWNSTREAM OF TUNGAN KAWO DAM, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
Samuel, Francis and Isegbe Vincent
33. HERITABILITY OF 4-, 5-, AND 6-LEAFLET TRAITS PER LEAF IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis Hypogaea)
Zecarias Russom, Alaoma Uzomba, Ritkatmun Lenka, Salome Chindo
34. INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT AND SPACING STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL BAMBARA NUT (Vigna Subterranea (L.) Verdc) PRODUCTION IN THE GUINEA SAVANNA OF NIGERIA
Mamudu, A.Y. and Nasir, I.
35. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SEED DRESSING MATERIALS ON THE VIABILITY AND VIGOUR OF STORED ROSELLE (Hibiscus Sabdariffa Linn.) SEEDS
Haruna, F.U., Adediran, O.A., Ibrahim, H.
36. EFFECT OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF OKRA (Abelmoscus Esculentus)
Yahaya S.A, Koloche I.M, Mariam N.I, Jibril S.M, Eghobor S.
37. CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS IN MEDIUM MATURING SOYBEAN (Glycine Max) GENOTYPES
Ekeruo, G.C., Apeelu, S.T. and Mnzughul S.N
38. EVALUATION OF RICE (Oryza sativa Linnaeus) GENOTYPES FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE USING TOLERANCE INDICES OF SEEDLINGS
Udo, I. O, Kanko, M. I and Usman, R. E
39. GERMINATION AND LONGEVITY OF ROSELLE (Hibiscus sabdariffa CARL LINNAEUS) SEED GENOTYPES STORED AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE REGIMES
Jagaba, K. A., Ibrahim, H., Ibrahim, H. M., Adediran, O. A., Kanko, M. I. and Udo, I. O.
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