Effect of reciprocal recurrent selection on grain yield and other traits in two early-maturing maize populations

Maydica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Menkir, A ^a   Kling, J G ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Early maturing maize populations; Reciprocal recurrent selection; Testcross performance

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; CURVULARIA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GRAIN YIELD; HETEROSIS; HYBRID; MATURATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT; RECURRENT SELECTION;

EID: 0032799464     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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