Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica

Plant Breeding

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-209

  Kim, S K ^a,f   Fajemisin, J M ^b   The C ^c   Adepoju, A ^a   Kling, J ^a   Badu Apraku, B ^b   Versteeg, M ^d   Carsky, R ^a   Lagoke, S T O ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b c/o ADRAO ^*  (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Institut de la Recherche Agronomique   (Cameroon)

^d IITA Station   (Benin)

^e AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Parasitic weed; Pest resistance; Striga hermonthica; Witchweed; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CAMEROON; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSSING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GRAIN YIELD; HOST RESISTANCE; INBRED LINE; INBREEDING; MAIZE STREAK VIRUS; NIGERIA; PLANT BREEDING;

MAIZE STREAK VIRUS; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031875919     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1998.tb01927.x     Document Type: Article

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