Environmental classification of maize-testing sites in the SADC region and its implication for collaborative maize breeding strategies in the subcontinent

Euphytica

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 123-132

  Setimela, P ^a   Chitalu, Z ^b   Jonazi, J ^c   Mambo, A ^b   Hodson, D ^d   Banziger M ^a  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

^c LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

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

Author keywords

Genotype by environment; Maize; Mega environment; Sequential retrospective pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27444439554     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-0625-4     Document Type: Article

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