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
High cost of nitrogen fertilizer coupled with frequent occurrence of drought has forced many maize (Zea mays L.) growers in sub-Saharan Africa to either apply fertilizer below optimal dose or no fertilizer to their maize fields. The objectives of this study were to (i) compare the performance of ...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir, A.
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Elhassan, A.
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Ibrahim, S.S.
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Ajala, S.
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Kamara, A.
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[Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen]
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Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen
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