Dr. Charles Shelton Mutengwa
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Dr. Charles Shelton Mutengwa

Professor
University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Plant Breeding
62%
Genetics
90%
Crop Science
75%
Agronomy
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Tandzi, L.N., C. Mutengwa, E.L. Ngonkeu and V. Gracen, 2018. Breeding maize for tolerance to acidic soils: A review. Agronomy, Vol. 8, No. 6. 10.3390/agronomy8060084.
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  2. Sibanda, M., L. Musemwa, A. Mushunje, C.S. Mutengwa and L. Zhou, 2018. Socio-economic factors influencing nett farm revenue of smallholder farmers under extreme climatic conditions in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Ponte Int. J. Sci. Res., 74: 268-284.
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  3. Mutari, B., S.M. Udupa, P. Mavindidze and C.S. Mutengwa, 2018. Detection of rust resistance in selected Zimbabwean and ICARDA bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) germplasm using conventional and molecular techniques. S. Afr. J. Plant Soil, 35: 101-110.
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  4. Mandumbu, R., C. Mutengwa, S. Mabasa and E. Mwenje, 2018. Challenges to the exploitation of host plant resistance for Striga management in cereals and legumes by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: A review. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B-Soil Plant Sci. 10.1080/09064710.2018.1494302.
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  5. Mafouasson, H.N.A., V. Gracen, M.A. Yeboah, G. Ntsomboh-Ntsefong, L.N. Tandzi and C.S. Mutengwa, 2018. Genotype-by-environment interaction and yield stability of maize single cross hybrids developed from tropical inbred lines. Agronomy, Vol. 8, No. 5. 10.3390/agronomy8050062.
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  6. Tandzi, L.N., C.S. Mutengwa,, E.L.M. Ngonkeu, N. Woin and V. Gracen, 2017. Breeding for quality protein maize (QPM) varieties: A review. Agronomy, Vol. 7, No. 4. 10.3390/agronomy7040080.
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  7. Ronald, M., M. Charles, M. Stanford and M. Eddie, 2017. Predictions of the Striga scourge under new climate in Southern Africa: A perspective. J. Biol. Sci., 17: 194-201.
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  8. Ronald, M., M. Charles, M. Stanford and M. Eddie, 2017. Effect of witchweed (Striga asiatica L. Kuntze) infestation and moisture stress on selected morpho-physiological traits of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) genotypes in Zimbabwe. J. Agron., 16: 65-75.
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  9. Mandumbu, R., C. Mutengwa, S. Mabasa, E. Mwenje, J. Gotosa and V.T. Munyati, 2017. The parasitic weeds scourge in northern Zimbabwe: effects of soil degradation, hosts and food security implications to rural farmers. Sci. Agric., 20: 86-91.
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  10. Sibanda, M., A. Mushunje and C.S. Mutengwa, 2016. Factors influencing the demand for improved maize open pollinated varieties (OPVs) by smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. J. Cereals Oilseeds, 7: 14-26.
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  11. Sibanda, M., A. Mushunje and C.S. Mutengwa, 2016. An evaluation on the profitability of growing improved maize open pollinated varieties in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. J. Dev. Agric. Econ., 8: 1-13.
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  12. Ronald, M., M. Charles, M. Stanford and M. Eddie, 2016. Existence of different physiological ‘strains’ of Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze on sorghum species [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench and Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf] in Zimbabwe. Res. Crops, 17: 468-478.
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  13. Pfunde, C.N. and C.S. Mutengwa, 2016. Combining ability of quality protein maize inbred lines for seedling tolerance to drought stress. Philippine J. Crop Sci., 41: 1-12.
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  14. Sibanda, M., A. Mushunje and C.S. Mutengwa, 2015. Livelihood strategies and potential adoption of improved maize open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) in the OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Fort Hare Papers, 21: 68-80.
  15. Pfunde, C.N., C.S. Mutengwa and G. Bradley, 2015. Genetic variation of selected quality protein maize inbred lines. Afr. J. Agric Res., 10: 4087-4093.
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  16. Pfunde, C.N. and C.S. Mutengwa, 2015. Response of quality protein maize inbred lines to seedling drought stress. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad), 92: 184-195.
  17. Fischer, K., J. van den Berg and C. Mutengwa, 2015. Is Bt maize effective in improving South African smallholder agriculture? S. Afr. J. Sci, Vol. 111. 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0092.
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  18. Chimonyo, V.G.P., C.S. Mutengwa and C. Chiduza, 2014. Genotype × environment interactions and yield stability of stress-tolerant open-pollinated maize varieties in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. S. Afr. J. Plant Soil, 31: 61-68.
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  19. Mutengwa, C.S., N. Gandiwa and S.C. Muchena, 2012. Genetic analysis of resistance to maize streak virus disease in dwarf maize germplasm. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 7: 6456-6460.
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  20. Mutengwa, C.S., P.B. Tongoona and I. Sithole-Niang, 2005. Genetic studies and a search for molecular markers that are linked to Striga asiatica resistance in sorghum. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 4: 1355-1361.
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  21. Mutengwa, C.S., P. Tongoona, S. Mabasa and O.A. Chivinge, 1999. Resistance to witchweed [Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze] in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]: Parent characterisation and combining ability analysis. Afr. Crop Sci. J., 7: 321-326.
  22. Mutengwa, C. and P. Tongoona, 1997. Molecular marker technologies and their application to plant breeding. Biotechnol. News, 4: 5-7.