The importance of the anthesis-silking interval in breeding for drought tolerance in tropical maize

Field Crops Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-80

  Bolanos J ^a   Edmeades, G O ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Secondary traits; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030238685     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(96)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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