Two improved tropical maize composites, TZL COMP3 and TZL COMP4; representing complementary heterotic pools have been subjected to four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS) for two decades to enhance varietal cross performance. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of...
Kolawole, A.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Blay, E.
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Ofori, K.
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Kling, J.G.
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[Changes in heterosis of maize (Zea mays L.) varietal cross hybrids after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection]
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Changes in heterosis of maize (Zea mays L.) varietal cross hybrids after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection
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
Assessment of genetic gain in two tropical maize (Zea mays L.) composites improved across years is critical in determining their future improvement and use as sources of inbred lines. Two genetically complementary tropical maize composites were subjected to four cycles of reciprocal recurrent sel...
Kolawole, A.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Blay, E.
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Ofori, K.
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Kling, J.
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[Genetic advance in grain yield and other traits in two tropical maize composites developed via reciprocal recurrent selection]
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Genetic advance in grain yield and other traits in two tropical maize composites developed via reciprocal recurrent selection
Two tropical maize composites were subjected to four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection to develop divergent inbred lines with good combining ability. This study was conducted to examine the extent of genetic diversity, changes in allele composition and genetic structure, of 100 randomly se...
Kolawole, A.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Gedil, M.
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Blay, E.
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Ofori, K.
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Kling, J.G.
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[Genetic divergence in two tropical maize composites after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection]
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Genetic divergence in two tropical maize composites after four cycles of reciprocal recurrent selection