Breeding Quality Protein Maize (QPM): Protocols for Developing QPM Cultivars

Autor: Vivek, B.S., Krivanek, A.F., Palacios-Rojas, N., Twumasi-Afriyie, S., Diallo, Alpha O.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56179
Popis: This manual is intended for maize breeders who would like to start developing quality protein maize (QPM) cultivars. It is a compilation and consolidation of several breeding protocols successfully used at CIMMYT over two decades of QPM development and breeding. A brief background and the basic theory of QPM genetics are explained, leading up to detailed methods and procedures of QPM development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE