Gains in maize genetic improvement in eastern and southern Africa: II. CIMMYT open-pollinated variety breeding pipeline

Crop Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 180-191

  Masuka, Benhilda ^a   Magorokosho, Cosmos ^a   Olsen, Mike ^b   Atlin, Gary N ^c   Bänziger, Marianne ^f   Pixley, Kevin V ^f   Vivek, Bindiganavile S ^d   Labuschagne, Maryke ^e   Matemba Mutasa, Rumbidzai ^a   Burgenõ, Juan ^f   Macrobert, John ^a   Prasanna, B M ^b   Das, Bish ^b   Makumbi, Dan ^b   Tarekegne, Amsal ^a   Crossa, Jose ^f   Zaman Allah, Mainassara ^a   Van Biljon, Angeline ^e   Cairns, Jill E ^a  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^c BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d CIMMYT Hyderabad   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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

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EID: 85010390679     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2016.05.0408     Document Type: Article

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