Breeding early and extra-early maize for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-205

  Badu Apraku, B ^a,b   Fakorede, M A B ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b C/o LW Lambourne and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biotic and abiotic stresses; Drought tolerance; Low soil N; Maize hybrid; Open pollinated cultivar; Quality protein maize; Recurrent selection; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880835171     PISSN: 07302207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118497869.ch3     Document Type: Article

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