Selection for drought tolerance increases maize yields across a range of nitrogen levels

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1035-1040

  Banziger M ^a   Edmeades, G O ^a   Lafitte, H R ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT BREEDING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344416983     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900040012x     Document Type: Article

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