Effects of recurrent selection for grain yield and Striga resistance in an extra-early maize population

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1735-1743

  Badu Apraku, B ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650106118     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.09.0523     Document Type: Article

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