Genetic variability of maize stover quality and the potential for genetic improvement of fodder value

Field Crops Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-85

  Ertiro, Berhanu Tadesse ^a   Twumasi Afriyie, S ^b   Blümmel, Michael ^c   Friesen, Dennis ^b   Negera, Demewoz ^a   Worku, Mosisa ^b   Abakemal, Demissew ^a   Kitenge, Kheri ^d  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo CIMMYT   (Ethiopia)

^c International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Patancheru   (India)

^d Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Food feed; Maize; Stover; Variability

Indexed keywords

CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; FODDER; GENETIC VARIATION; MAIZE; MIXED FARMING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ETHIOPIA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887606124     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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