Introgression of Alleles from Maize Landraces to Improve Drought Tolerance in an Adapted Germplasm

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-112

  Meseka, Silvestro ^a   Fakorede, Morakinyo ^b   Ajala, Sam ^a   Badu Apraku, Baffour ^a   Menkir, Abebe ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture L W Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

backcross introgression; drought tolerance; maize landraces; recurrent parent

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871288968     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2012.729259     Document Type: Article

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