Combining ability amongst CIMMYT's early maturing maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm under stress and non-stress conditions and identification of testers

Euphytica

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-362

  Pswarayi, Alexander ^a   Vivek, Bindiganavile S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Combining ability effects; General combining ability; Heterotic groups; Specific combining ability; Testers

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46249091639     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-007-9525-0     Document Type: Article

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