Changes in drought tolerance in maize associated with fifty years of breeding for yield in the U.S. corn belt

Maydica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-381

  Campos, H ^a   Cooper, M ^a   Edmeades, G O ^a   Loffler C ^a   Schussler, J R ^a   Ibanez M ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthesis silking interval; Barrenness; Drought tolerance; ERA hybrids; Kernels per ear; Maize; Secondary traits

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746460275     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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