Eight cycles of selection for drought tolerance in lowland tropical maize. I. Responses in grain yield, biomass, and radiation utilization

Field Crops Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1993, Pages 233-252

  Bolanos J ^a   Edmeades, G O ^a  

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

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EID: 38249004648     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(93)90064-T     Document Type: Article

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