Secondary traits in parental inbreds and hybrids under stress and non-stress environments in tropical maize

Field Crops Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-65

  Betran F J ^a   Beck, D ^b   Banziger M ^c   Edmeades, G O ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^d Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

General combining ability; Hybrids; Inbreds; Secondary traits; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DISEASES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); STRESSES;

PARENTAL INBREDS;

CROPS;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; HYBRIDIZATION; INBREEDING; MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037594154     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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