Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop in West and Central Africa(WCA). However, its production is constrained by drought. Knowledge andunderstanding of the genetics of hybrid performance under drought is invaluablein designing breeding strategies for improving maize yield. One hund...
Oyekunle, M.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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[Genetic analysis of grain yield and other traits of early maturing maize inbreds under drought and wellwatered conditions]
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Genetic analysis of grain yield and other traits of early maturing maize inbreds under drought and wellwatered conditions
Breeders should maintain sufficient genetic variability in a population to ensure continuous advance from selection for a target trait. The extra-early-maturing Striga resistant/tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) populations, TZEE-W Pop DT STR (white) and TZEE-Y STR (yellow), have each gone through thr...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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[Estimates of genetic variances in Striga resistant extraearlymaturing maize populations]
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Estimates of genetic variances in Striga resistant extraearlymaturing maize populations
A major problem that usually confronts the breeder is ensuring that there is sufficient genetic variability in a population for the trait being improved because this determines the breeding schemes to use for improvement and whether or not sufficient progress could be made. Three hundred full-sib...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Lum, F.
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[Genetic variability for grain yield and components in an early tropical yellow maize population under Striga hermonthica infestation]
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Genetic variability for grain yield and components in an early tropical yellow maize population under Striga hermonthica infestation