Morpho-physiological traits associated with variable field performance of different types maize germplasm across multiple environments

Maydica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-220

  Zaidi, P H ^a   Srinivasan, G ^b   Sanchez, C ^b  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MAIZE RESEARCH   (India)

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

Author keywords

Drought; Germplasm type; High density; Maize; Morpho physiological traits

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0347659442     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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