Efficiency of managed-stress screening of elite maize hybrids under drought and low nitrogen for yield under rainfed conditions in Southern Africa

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1011-1020

  Weber, Vanessa S ^a   Melchinger, Albrecht E ^a   Magorokosho, Cosmos ^b   Makumbi, Dan ^c   Bänziger, Marianne ^d   Atlin, Gary N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^c CIMMYT   (Kenya)

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

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859953425     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2011.09.0486     Document Type: Article

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