Performance of tropical early-maturing maize cultivars in multiple stress environments

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 831-852

  Badu Apraku, B ^a   Menkir, A ^a   Ajala, S O ^a   Akinwale, R O ^a   Oyekunle, M ^a   Obeng Antwi, K ^b  

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

^b CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Genotype Environment interaction; GGE biplot; Low N tolerance; Managed drought stress; Striga hermonthica; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; MATURATION; PARASITIC PLANT; SOIL NITROGEN; TILLERING; TROPICAL REGION;

NIGERIA;

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650429812     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS10059     Document Type: Article

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