Combining ability and heterosis of sorghum germplasm for stem sugar traits under off-season conditions in tropical lowland environments

Field Crops Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-279

  Makanda, Itai ^a   Tongoona, Pangirayi ^a   Derera, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ability; General combining ability; Heterosis; Off season production; Specific combining; Sweet sorghum hybrids

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; CYTOPLASM; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMPLASM; HETEROSIS; HYBRID; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; SORGHUM; SUGAR;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349787158     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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