Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of an elite variety in water stress environments

Euphytica

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-160

  Meseka, Silvestro ^a   Menkir, Abebe ^a   Obeng Antwi, Kwadwo ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Backcross; Beneficial alleles; Drought stress; Introgression; Maize landrace

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84914665086     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-014-1214-1     Document Type: Article

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