Drought occurs at high frequency in maize production zones in Africa. Carefully controlled moisture deficits have been imposed at anthesis and grain filling stages of maize to develop drought tolerant germplasm. The present study was conducted to examine the potential effects of drought tolerant ...
Menkir, A.
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Crossa, J.
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Meseka, S.K.
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Bossey, B.
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Ado, S.G.
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Obeng-Antwi, K.
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Yallou, C.
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Coulibaly, N.
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Olaoye, G.
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Alidu, H.
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[Comparative performance of top-cross maize hybrids under managed drought stress and variable rainfed environments]
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Comparative performance of top-cross maize hybrids under managed drought stress and variable rainfed environments
Yield losses of maize due to drought stress (DS) in environments with limited rains can reach 100 %. Introgression of favorable alleles from diverse landraces into adapted elite varieties will improve performance, hence reducing losses. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir, A.
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Obeng-Antwi, K.
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[Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of an elite variety in water stress environments]
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Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of an elite variety in water stress environments
Objective: Drought and low soil nitrogen(low N) are the most important environmental constraints contributing to yield in stability of maize (Zea mays L.). Evaluation of maize genotypes under different stresses would be useful for identifying genotypes that combine stability with high yield pote...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir, A.
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Ibrahim, A.
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[Yield potential and yield stability of maize hybrids selected for drought tolerance]
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Yield potential and yield stability of maize hybrids selected for drought tolerance