Introgression of temperate germplasm to improve an elite tropical maize population

Euphytica

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-133

  Abadassi, J ^a   Herve Y ^b  

^a Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques   (Benin)

^b Ecl Natl Sup Agronom de Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic progress; Introgression; Temperate germplasm; Tropical maize

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GERMPLASM; GRAIN YIELD; INTROGRESSION; MAIZE; MATING SYSTEM; TROPICS;

EID: 0034034883     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003916928181     Document Type: Article

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