Genetic gains in grain yield through genomic selection in eight bi-parental maize populations under drought stress

Crop Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 154-163

  Beyene, Yoseph ^a   Semagn, Kassa ^a   Mugo, Stephen ^a   Tarekegne, Amsal ^b   Babu, Raman ^c   Meisel, Barbara ^d   Sehabiague, Pierre ^e   Makumbi, Dan ^a   Magorokosho, Cosmos ^b   Oikeh, Sylvester ^f   Gakunga, John ^a   Vargas, Mateo ^g   Olsen, Michael ^a   Prasanna, Boddupalli M ^a   Banziger, Marianne ^g   Crossa, Jose ^g  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^d Monsanto South Africa (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

^e Monsanto SAS   (France)

^f African Agricultural Technology Foundation   (Kenya)

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

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EID: 84985991911     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.07.0460     Document Type: Article

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