Maize production is constrained by Striga hermonthica in Mali leading to high yield losses. Breeding resistant hybrid maize is a promising alternative for increasing farmers’ income. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of test crosses to Striga hermonthica and identify high y...
Sangaré, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Ofori, K.
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Gracen, V.
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[Combining ability for grain yield, agronomic traits and striga hermonthica resistance of yellow endosperm maize]
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Combining ability for grain yield, agronomic traits and striga hermonthica resistance of yellow endosperm maize
The quest for precise and rapid phenotyping of germplasm is increasing the interest of breeders and physiologists in the application of remote sensing techniques in maize breeding. Twenty-four drought-tolerant maize inbred lines were crossed using a modified North Carolina II mating scheme to gen...
Adebayo, M.A.
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Menkir, A.
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Hearne, S.
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Kolawole, A.O.
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[Gene action controlling normalized difference vegetation index in crosses of elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines]
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Gene action controlling normalized difference vegetation index in crosses of elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines
Aflatoxin accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) kernels is a serious economic and health problem that reduces grain quality and nutritional values and causes death to livestock and humans. Understanding the genetic parameters and heterotic responses of exotic maize inbred lines can facilitate their...
Meseka, S.
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Williams, W.P.
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Warburton, M.L.
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Brown, R.L.
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Augusto, J.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Menkir, A.
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[Heterotic affinity and combining ability of exotic maize inbred lines for resistance to aflatoxin accumulation]
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Heterotic affinity and combining ability of exotic maize inbred lines for resistance to aflatoxin accumulation
Knowledge of the heterotic responses of elite adapted and exotic maize inbred lines can facilitate their utilization for population improvement and hybrid development. In the present study, a line x tester mating design was used to determine the combining ability of 20 elite drought-tolerant maiz...
Adebayo, A.
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Menkir, A.
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Blay, E.
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Gracen, V.E.
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Danquah, E.Y.
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[Performance based grouping of adapted and exotic drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L) inbred lines under stressed and nonstressed conditions]
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Performance based grouping of adapted and exotic drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L) inbred lines under stressed and nonstressed conditions