The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize (Zea mays L.), which is mostly grown in drought-prone areas. Understanding the inheritance of drought tolerance would help in developing drought-tolerant maize hybrids that would help increase maize production under erratic rainf...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir A
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Ajala, S.
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[Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines under drought stress]
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Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines under drought stress
One hundred elite, open-pedigree tropical and subtropical inbreds of maize (Zea mays L.) that had been screened in 60 tropical trials were evaluated as inbreds and in testcrosses in Nigeria. The 24 superior inbreds among these were chosen to create two diallel sets for evaluation of grain yield a...
Kim, S.K.
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Ajala, S.
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Brewbaker, J.L.
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[Combining ability of tropical maize germplasm in West Africa. III. Tropical maize inbreds]
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Combining ability of tropical maize germplasm in West Africa. III. Tropical maize inbreds
The International Institute of Agriculture (IITA) is among the major suppliers of genetic materials to national agricultural research and extension systems in West and Central Africa for the development of improved maize varieties. This paper presents the results of a survey of the impact of germ...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Kling, J.
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Makinde, K.
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Ajala, S.
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Menkir, A.
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[Impact of IITA improved germplasm on maize production in West and Central Africa]
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Impact of IITA improved germplasm on maize production in West and Central Africa